Simhachalam Temple
Sandalwood covers the deity for all but one day a year.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- State heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 17.7663, 83.2505
Get the Simhachalam Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Simhachalam Temple. 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 Simhachalam Temple
Ramakrishna Beach 9.7 km
The city's front along the Bay of Bengal, with a decommissioned submarine drawn up on the sand as a museum.
Kailasagiri 9.9 km
A hilltop park over the city and the sea.
Indira Gandhi Zoological Park 11 km
The third largest zoo in India, set inside the Kambalakonda forest at Visakhapatnam.
Yarada Beach 12 km
A beach in a bowl of hills fifteen kilometres from Visakhapatnam, below Dolphin's Nose.
Rushikonda Beach 14 km
The city's swimming beach.
Bavikonda 16 km
A Buddhist monastery above Visakhapatnam with a relic casket and rock-cut cisterns.
Thotlakonda 18 km
A Buddhist monastery on a hill above the sea.
Bheemunipatnam Beach 26 km
An old Dutch settlement and its cemetery.
More state heritage sites in Andhra Pradesh
Questions
Where is Simhachalam Temple?
Simhachalam Temple is in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ramakrishna Beach (9.7 km), Kailasagiri (9.9 km), Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (11 km).
How do I get the Simhachalam Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Simhachalam Temple 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 Simhachalam Temple 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.
Collect your first stamp.
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