Antarvedi
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| ?Antarvedi Andhra Pradesh • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
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| District(s) | East Godavari |
Coordinates: Antarvedi is a village in Sakhinetipalle mandal located close to Narsapur near the Bay of Bengal coast and Vasistha River, in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Actually the place Antarvedi is at the tip of the confluence of the Vasistha River with the Bay of Bengal.
Antarvedi is famous for the Laxmi Narasimha Swamy temple constructed between the 15th and 16th centuries.
A religious fair in that area held on Bheeshma Yekaadasi which comes generally in January or February which attracts thousands of people.
Antarvedi can be reached by steam launches which are run on the River Godavari Vasistha from Narsapur Ferry.
Alternatively, one can cross the river at Narsapur through the ferry and reach Sakhinetipalli and from there start for Antervedi by road.
Or, Cross the river by the bridge newly built over the river at Chinchinada by travelling from Narsapur on the Palakol Road till Digamarru and turn for the bridge, which brings one to the East Godavari District, and then proceed to Antervedi by road.
[edit] Geography
Antarvedi is located at .[1] It is almost at the mean sea level.
