Draksharama
One of the five Pancharama shrines.
- Where
- Ramachandrapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 16.7920, 82.0633
Get the Draksharama stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Draksharama. 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 Draksharama
Yanam Riverfront 18 km
A French enclave on the Godavari delta until 1954, four hundred kilometres from the rest of Puducherry.
Lakshmi Ganapati Temple, Bikkavolu 19 km
A temple at Bikkavolu in the Godavari delta to a large monolithic Ganesha, said to be growing. The village also keeps a group of Eastern Chalukya temples more than a thousand years old.
Coringa Mangroves 25 km
The second largest mangrove stretch in India.
Kumararama 31 km
One of the five Pancharama Kshetras, at Samalkot, with a two storey sanctum.
Hope Island 36 km
A small tadpole shaped island in the Bay of Bengal off Kakinada.
Dowleswaram Barrage 36 km
Arthur Cotton's barrage of 1852 on the lower Godavari, rebuilt in 1970 and named after him.
Papikondalu 38 km
The Godavari gorge, reachable only by boat.
Puruhutika Devi Temple 40 km
Counted among the eighteen great Shakti Peethas, where the goddess is said to have fallen at Pithapuram. Her shrine stands in the grounds of the Kukkuteswara temple, beside its large tank, and draws pilgrims through the Navaratri festival.
More famous places to visit in Andhra Pradesh
Questions
Where is Draksharama?
Draksharama is in Ramachandrapuram, Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Yanam Riverfront (18 km), Lakshmi Ganapati Temple, Bikkavolu (19 km), Coringa Mangroves (25 km).
How do I get the Draksharama stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Draksharama 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 Draksharama 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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