Bhavani Island, Vijayawada
One of the largest river islands in India, a hundred and thirty three acres of it in the Krishna at Vijayawada.
- Where
- Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 16.5263, 80.5698
Get the Bhavani Island, Vijayawada stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bhavani Island, Vijayawada. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bhavani Island, Vijayawada
Undavalli Caves 3.5 km
Four storeys cut into a hillside in the seventh century, with a five metre reclining Vishnu on the second.
Kanaka Durga Temple 4.1 km
On Indrakeeladri, above the Krishna.
Prakasam Barrage 4.4 km
Twelve hundred metres of barrage across the Krishna at Vijayawada, carrying a road as well as the water.
Panakala Narasimha Swamy Temple 9.9 km
A shrine on the slope of Mangalagiri hill where Narasimha is offered panakam, jaggery water, poured into the open mouth of the deity. It is said to take in half of whatever is offered and leave the rest, however much is poured.
Kondapalli Toy Village 11 km
Soft wood carved and painted for two hundred years.
Kondapalli Fort 12 km
A seventh century hill fort the British used as a barracks, above the village that makes the painted wooden toys.
Amareswara Swamy Temple 23 km
Amararama, one of the five Pancharama shrines of Shiva, and the only one on the Krishna rather than the Godavari. Its walls carry some thirty five inscriptions, the earliest from 1129.
Amaravati Stupa 23 km
A Buddhist stupa of the second century BCE whose carved railings are now largely in museums in Chennai and London.
More offbeat places in Andhra Pradesh
Questions
Where is Bhavani Island, Vijayawada?
Bhavani Island, Vijayawada is in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Undavalli Caves (3.5 km), Kanaka Durga Temple (4.1 km), Prakasam Barrage (4.4 km).
How do I get the Bhavani Island, Vijayawada stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bhavani Island, Vijayawada and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bhavani Island, Vijayawada before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Andhra Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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