Gangamma Temple, Dhenuvakonda

Goddess Gangamma Temple
Geography
Coordinates	15°42′08″N 79°57′22″E / 15.70209°N 79.95614°E / 15.70209; 79.95614Coordinates: 15°42′08″N 79°57′22″E / 15.70209°N 79.95614°E / 15.70209; 79.95614
Country	India
State/province	Andhra Pradesh
District	Prakasam
Locale	Addanki Mandal
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Culture
Primary deity	Gangamma

Goddess Gangamma Temple is in the outskirts of Dhenuva Konda, Garlapadu village in Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh, India. Sunday is preferable day to offer pooja in the temple.

Goddess Gangamma is a powerful figure to the Yadava community. They celebrate Jatara for her on the full moon in April. During Jatara, the temple is decorated with a huge set of lighting. Devotees visit and pray to the goddess for the whole day and night of that full moon day.

Facilities

There is a choultry nearby.
Water facility available through a bore well.
Two wells are available on the east and west sides. The west well was constructed by Sri Late Ramaiah Kotu.
The temple has power facility.

Location

Goddess Gangamma Temple is 1.5 km from Dhenuva Konda village and 1 km from Garlapadu village (new).

There is a temple for God Nagavendrudu, which is just beside this temple.

Goddess Kanaka Durga temple has been constructed on the middle of the hill. Devotees have to take a ghat road to the temple for about one kilometer.

Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh

Anantapur	Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi

Chittor	Ardhagiri Temple Boiyakonda Gangamma Temple Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple Kapila Theertham Koneti Rayala Temple Palli Kondeswarar Temple, Surutapalli Kulandeshwara Temple Srikalahasteeswara Temple Tirumala Venkateswara Temple

East Godavari	Chalukya Kumararama Bhimeswara Temple Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Antarvedi Neelakanteshwara Temple, Antarvedi

Guntur	Amaralingeswara Temple Kotappakonda Lakshmi Narasimha Temple

Kadapa	Kodandarama Temple, Vontimitta Pushpagiri Temple Complex Gandi Anjaneya Temple

Krishna	Jaladheeswara Temple Kanaka Durga Temple Paritala Anjaneya Temple Andhra Maha Vishnu Sri Peddintlamma Temple

Kurnool	Yaganti Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple Kambagiri Koulutla Chenna Kesava Temple Sangameswara Temple Mantralayam

Nellore	Ranganatha Temple, Nellore Kodandarama Temple, Buchireddipalem Penchalakona

Prakasam	Gangamma Temple, Dhenuvakonda Tripurantakam

Srikakulam	Arasavalli Srikurmam Mukhalingam

Visakhapatnam	Balighattam Nookambika Temple Simhachalam Temple Padmanabham Panchadharla

Vizianagaram	Ramatheertham Punyagiri

West Godavari	Ksheerarama Somarama Kotasattemma Temple Veerabhadra Temple

Prakasam district

District headquarters	Ongole

Revenue divisions	Kandukur Markapur Ongole

Mandals	Chirala Kandukur revenue division Maddipadu Ongole Singarayakonda

Cities	Ongole

Towns	Addanki Chimakurthy Chirala Giddalur Kandukur Kanigiri Markapur

Census Towns	Chirala (CT) Cumbum Mulaguntapadu Pamur Podili Singarayakonda Vetapalem

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