Godavari · District

Eluru ఏలూరు

Between the Krishna and Godavari deltas, Eluru district holds Kolleru — one of Asia's largest freshwater lakes and a haven for pelicans — the Buddhist rock-cut monastery at Guntupalli, the Dwaraka Tirumala hill temple and the giant Polavaram project.

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Places in Eluru

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Lake

Kolleru Lake

A Ramsar wetland where pelicans nest by the thousand

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Buddhist siteHidden gem

Guntupalli Buddhist Caves

A circular rock-cut chaitya from the 2nd century BCE

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Temple

Dwaraka Tirumala

'Chinna Tirupati' — a hill Venkateswara temple with two idols

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Where people live

Cities & towns

Eluru

Eluru district

Carpet town beside Kolleru Lake

Nuzvid

Eluru district

Mango town with an IIIT campus

Taste & craft

Born in Eluru

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Eluru Carpets

Hand-knotted woollen pile carpets woven in Eluru by families descended from Persian weavers who settled here centuries ago — Persian designs in Andhra colours.

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Getting to Eluru

Eluru station on the Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam line; NH16; Vijayawada airport is about 70 km.

In Eluru

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Seshachala Tiffins

Restaurant · Tangellamudi, Eluru

4.8(122)₹₹₹₹

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Vamsadhara Rasoi

Restaurant · Sanivarapupeta, Eluru

3.7(229)₹₹₹₹

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Simhadri Inn

Hotel · Sanivarapupeta, Eluru

4.0(76)₹₹₹₹

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Kalinga Children's Hospital

Hospital · Powerpet, Eluru

4.2(184)₹₹₹₹