ANKAMMA TALLI TEMPLE, KOTCHERLA Near Vinukonda, Guntur Dt, AP

ANKAMMA TALLI IN GARBAGUDI

KOTCHERLA IS a big size village on the way from VINUKONDA to HYDERABAD Route via KAREMPUDI. Just adjacent to Vinukonda Mandal is IPURU Mandal. KOTCHERLA comes under IPURU mandal.  KOTCHERLA is 15 kms from Vinukonda and after another 6 kms. IPURU Bus stop is reached  

ANKAMMA TALLI temple in KOTCHERLA has a renowned Tirunala festival  (Ankamma Talli Jatara and Tirunala) which falls on the third day after Buddha Purnima.  This year it was held on 19 May 2011 Thursday.  Being surrounded by much smaller villages and predominantly agricultural population, being very near to medium size town Vinukonda (15kms only) and also adjacent to the historical Karempudi (the place where Palanadu Yuddam was fought by the great  BramhaNaidu).
Karempudi is another  20kms from KOTCHERLA. Among the  villages near around KOTCHERLA, I have visited Kotcherla- Upparapalem village. Such vilages have a mix of HISTORY and Tradition, mostly agri based rural people, strikingly very much kind hearted, soft spoken, innocent looks and ready to help character.  Such qualities lead to longevity in life thus, you may find number of people of age group 70 years and above. 

ANKAMMA TALLI TEMPLE ENTRANCE



ARCH ON MAIN ROAD LEADING TO THE TEMPLE  





SCHOOL IN THE PALLI
in the village K-UPPARAPALEM











Ankamma Devara Temple, Ipurupalem, Chirala, Prakasam Dt. AP

This is the temple of our family Godess (ANDE VARI VAMSAVALI)  and only 200 feet from my home where I am born (7-3-1955) and brought up.  In my childhood Ankamma devara was housed in a thached hut and oil lamps used to be the only source of light during nights. 

The present day concrete structure of the temple was built for the efforts of my aged father in the Nineties. By that time my father was operated for the Knee joint and he had a metal ball joint replacement leftside. He has to go to number of people in and around chirala and that too to the ANDE Vamsavali families only and collected donations and rebuilt the temple. Every single rupee he collected has been in the SILA SASANA inside the temple room just facing to the door as you enter.  I did not realize at that time, how much pains my father was taking and the devotion with which he was pursuing the cause was astonishing.and unbelievable.  As I am recollecting for the writing of this my eyes are filled with tears.  Such is the devotion of my father and my mother to the amiloy diety Ankamma devara.

For every occassion small or big say going to the school after exams, are going to write the exams., going from school to college for higher studies say to degree college in Chirala, or may be Andhra University, Waltair for MSc or IIT Bombay for PhD or going abroad for Post doctoral fellowship for every single event in my life my father and mother prayed and offered coconut Prasad to the Kuladevatha Ankamma devara all the times.  It is strongly believed by all of us that the Kula devatha (Ankamma thalli) blessings are the first and foremost important for success in each of our endeaviours.



LEFT SIDE VINAYAKA SWAMI GUDI
RIGHT SIDE VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL  



AKSHARADHAM

Akshardham is the abode of GURU Swamy narayan born in 1781 

My visit to Akshardham temple was not pre-planned. On 3rd May 2011 Wednesday in the afternoon, on my way back from NOIDA, by Metro train the I got down at Akshardham temple station.  During that time, I was totally distressed but, the temple visit took me away in to a state of saintly bliss. I have spend 3 hours in the temple area and it relieved me of the severe  mental stress and also helped me forget the severe physical pain of the deafening left ear. Even after 3 days, my left ear is still heavy.  I am able to hear only through my right ear that actually is having higher hearing loss. 

Inspite of the ear pain and the mental agony due to my own sibling, my visit to Akshardham is a wonderful  experience.