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New Venkateswara Swami Temple at Dwarapudi near Mandapeta in East Godavari District

Dwarapudi near Mandapeta in East Godavari District is very popular for an Ayyappa Temple modeled on the famous Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple . Now a Venkateswara Swami Temple has been constructed in the same complex. The new temple is noted for its architecture and various murtis in the temple. It took 12 years to complete the three-storied temple. The Hindu reports  According to T.V. Krishna Reddy, member of temples committee complex, Kanakaraju is the main person who strived hard to construct this magnificent temple for one pushkaram (12 years). He said that after visiting ISKCON temple in Bangalore , it was decided to construct the temple on the same lines. He explained that this three-storied temple is having so many specialties including, golden plates, different colours of glasses, Rs.4.50 crore worth “diamond crown” with gold and navaratnas, idols of Viswaroopa, Yamadharmaraja, different avataras of Lord Maha Vishnu including Viswaroopa with marble from Rajasthan, Adda