Narasaraopet

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Narasaraopet Municipality formation century historic monument, Narasaraopet, Andhra Pradesh, India

Narasaraopet Railway Station, Narasaraopet, Andhra Pradesh, India

Sri Trikoteswara Swamy Temple, Kotappakonda, Narasaraopet, Andhra Pradesh, India

ISKCON Temple, Narasaraopet, Narasaraopet, Andhra Pradesh, India

About Narasaraopet

Locals call Narasaraopet the gateway of Palnadu, and for good reason: this busy market town is where roads from the plains meet the dry hills of the Palnadu region. It is now the headquarters of Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh, ringed by low hills that extend the Eastern Ghats, with red rocky soil and fierce summers.

The village was once called Atluru. Its present name honours Raja Malraju Narasa Rao, the local zamindar who owned much of the surrounding land. Narasaraopet became a municipality in 1915, a milestone marked by a centenary monument, and today it is a regional centre for trade, colleges and hospitals.

Most travellers come for Kotappakonda, the three-peaked sacred hill about 20 km away, where the Sri Trikoteswara Swamy temple draws enormous crowds for the Maha Shivaratri fair with its towering decorated prabhalu. Winter, from November to February, is the most comfortable season.

Best seasonNovember to February; Maha Shivaratri for the Kotappakonda fair

Ideal stay1 day

ArrivingTrains on the Nallapadu to Nandyal line, APSRTC buses, or road from Guntur

6 Best Things to Do in Narasaraopet

Temples and Shrines 2

Sri Trikoteswara Swamy Temple, Kotappakonda

About 20 km from town, the hill of Kotappakonda appears crowned with three peaks from every direction, and its main temple to Shiv...

ISKCON Temple, Narasaraopet

The local temple of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness is a bright, well-kept complex with decorated altars and a...

Events 1

Kotappakonda Maha Shivaratri Fair

On Maha Shivaratri, usually in February or March, Kotappakonda hosts one of the largest religious gatherings in Andhra Pradesh. Vi...

Landmarks 2

Bhuvanchandra Town Hall

The Bhuvanchandra Town Hall is one of the best-known public buildings of Narasaraopet, used for meetings, cultural programmes and...

Narasaraopet Municipal Centenary Monument

Narasaraopet became a municipality on 18 June 1915, and this monument commemorates the hundred years of civic history since then....

Neighborhoods 1

Mallamma Centre

Mallamma Centre is one of the busiest junctions in Narasaraopet, where shops, bus stops, fruit carts and tea stalls crowd around t...

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