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Vizianagaram district

Vizianagaram విజయనగరం

The fort of the Pusapati rajas still stands at the centre of Vizianagaram, a city that produced the playwright Gurajada Apparao and the Maharaja's Music College. Every October the Pydithalli Ammavari Sirimanotsavam fills the streets; Bobbili and Ramatheertham are nearby.

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Vizianagaram FortPydithalli SirimanotsavamGurajada ApparaoMaharaja's Music CollegeBobbili (55 km)
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Bobbili Fort — The fort of the 1757 battle and the town of the veena
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Bobbili Fort

The fort of the 1757 battle and the town of the veena

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Ramatheertham — A Rama temple and Jain–Buddhist ruins on three hills
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Ramatheertham

A Rama temple and Jain–Buddhist ruins on three hills

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Bheemili Beach — Dutch ruins and a calm estuary beach at the end of the coast road
Beach

Bheemili Beach

Dutch ruins and a calm estuary beach at the end of the coast road

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Simhadri Lodge

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Rayalaseema International School

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Indrakeela Junior College

College · Fort area, Vizianagaram

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Institutions in Vizianagaram

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Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh

Central university at Vizianagaram with a focus on tribal studies alongside general programmes.

Official siteEst. 2019
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Events in Vizianagaram

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Pydithalli Ammavari Sirimanotsavam

Vizianagaram's signature festival: the priest is tied to the top of a tall sirimanu pole and swung three times around the fort while lakhs watch — a tradition of the Pusapati royal family for over 250 years.

October (first Tuesday after Vijayadasami)Vizianagaram fort area
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Getting to Vizianagaram

Vizianagaram Junction — Howrah–Chennai line

NH16 and NH26

Visakhapatnam Airport, 55 km

Localities

Fort areaKothapetaDasannapetaRing Road