Vedurupaka is a village in Rayavaram mandal,

East Godavari district East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549. In the Madras Pre ...

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state, India.

Geography

The Tulyabhaga river flows by Vedurupaka.

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described it as one of the seven

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of the mighty

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Culture

One of the main attractions is Vijaya Durga Peetham, a place of worship of the Hindu goddess

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. The village festival of Poleramma Jathara or Sambaram takes place each May; it is a 2-day carnival of religious fervour and traditional dances. This event was supervised by the late Sri Murthineedi Venkayya Garu for 40 years. Another festival is Dasara. The village's

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temples were built by the king of

Peddapuram Peddapuram is a town in the Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh in South India. The town also forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority. Peddapuram is known for its milk based sweet called PalaKova. The town is also popular in manufac ...

Thimma gaja pathi maharaja in 1700 AD.

Education

The first school in Vedurupaka was established by the

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,''Statistical appendix of Madras State'', Superintendent, Government Press, Madras, 1935, pp.207, 405

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initiatives. It was later gifted to the

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. This village has three Government Primary Schools along with SPPR Zilla Parishath High School. Brahmin Student financial support trust originated in this village. D Satya Prasad, Brahmanaseva trust, Vedurupaka, Rayavaram Mandalam.

Notables

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Vijaya Durga Peethathipati, a

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Professor G. Babu Rao, the first graduate of Vedurupaka, who taught

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, ''The Church on the Move: A Quest to Affirm the Biblical Faith - Essays in honour of P. Victor Premasagar'', CLS, Chennai, 1988.

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in Serampore, West Bengal *Katcha George Victor, Ex-Member of the

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* G. Satyamurthy, teacher and member of the United Teachers Federation who later became a film writer, director and lyricist *Gara Chitti Babu''Electoral search''
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(music director) *

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(playback singer, TV host)

References

{{Reflist Villages in East Godavari district