Jagannadhapuram, West Godavari district

Jagannadhapuram
Village
Jagannadhapuram

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 16°42′33″N 81°27′49″E / 16.7091101°N 81.4636018°E / 16.7091101; 81.4636018Coordinates: 16°42′33″N 81°27′49″E / 16.7091101°N 81.4636018°E / 16.7091101; 81.4636018
Country  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District West Godavari
Mandal Tadepalligudem
Area[1]
  Total 17.34 km2 (6.70 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 8 m (26 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 7,862
  Density 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Jagannadhapuram is a village in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tadepalligudem mandal of Eluru revenue division.[1][3]

There is a Darga just on the boarders of the village towards Tadepalligudem. It is Just 1 km away from the main village. All people in the village irrespective of religions, castes worship there. That is the symbol of the secularism in the village. In fact the trustees of the Darga are the Hindus. All the worships are according to the trditions of the Hindus though it i a Darga. That is the unique feature of the village .

Every year, Urusu happens here which is very famous and celebrated grandly. People from all over district and nearby comes here. This celebration is given high importance in local media as well. During this celebration, successors of Venkayammagaru, carries Silver bowl containing Sandal powder, over their heads and travel all over the village along with a horse through walk. It is believed that Lord Mastan Baba gets into the horse and blesses the people during the village turn around. Locally this village turn around is termed as "Mastha Baba's Gandham Vuregimpu". At the end of vuregimpu, the trustee members with Silver bowl containing Sandal Powder and people who all are participated in vuregimpu reaches the Dargah along with the Horse. Special prayers are conducted at the end of vuregimpu and the sandalpowder along with Prasadh is distributed to the people. This Sandal Powder was given devotional importance.

Celebrities like Movie Artist ALI has visited the dargah

This year, 100th URUSU of the Dargah is going to be celebrated in the Month of April 2017

People who come here strongly believe that all their wills and wishes come true. Especially people who are in need of children, students etc. come here in more numbers.

This temple is mainly known for Hindu–Muslim unity. These type of temples must be focused with high preference which stands as a landmark for the Hindu–Muslim unity. Here we can find the beauty of people gathering together forgetting their caste, creed etc., and unitedly praise the Lord Mastan Baba.

References

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  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - East Godavari" (PDF). Census of India. p. 22,248. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. "Elevation for Jagannadhapuram". Veloroutes. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  3. "District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

100 years old Dargah in the village

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