Vemulawada Bheemakavi

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Vemulawada Bheemakavi
Born 1068
Vemulawada, Karapa mandal, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh[1]
Died India
Pen name Bheemakavi
Nationality Indian
Ethnicity Hindu
Citizenship India
Genre Poet

Vemulawada Bheemakavi was a Telugu poet of the 9th century. He was born in Vemulawada in Karapa Mandal, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh close to Dhraksharamam. He composed many poetic works in Chaatuvu style. The reference below is a book on his biography, published second time in 1938.

Once upon a time in Bheemalingeswara Temple, one widow prayed for children for long years. One day Bheemeshwara swamy came in her dream and said one of my power comes into you as a child. Then she conceived pregnancy and one fine day the legend Bheemanna was born.

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