Ramatheertham

Ramatheertham is a village panchayat in Nellimarla mandal of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh in South India.

This place is about 12 kilometers from Vizianagaram city.

There is a post office at Ramathirtham. The PIN code is 535 218. [ [http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Netscape/Pincode.html Indian Postal PIN codes] ]

Rama Temple

The famous ancient temple of Ramachandra Swamy can be found over here. The beautiful idols of Lord Ramachandra Swamy, Sita Devi and Lakshmana in Silver "kavachas" can be seen at this temple. There is a beautiful lake in vicinity of the temple. One has to visit this temple for its serenity. The festivals of Sri Ramanavami and Vaikunta Ekadasi are celebrated with pomp and fervour here. You can see many tortoises with Vishnu Namams on their backs, roaming around in the temple. There is also a Rama Stambham installed by Pedda Jeeyar.

Near to this temple, there is a black hill on which you can find the ruins of some Buddhist and Jain structures.

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