Kanaka Durga Temple
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Kanaka Durga Temple, officially known as Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Kanaka Durga. The deity in this temple is also popularly referred as Kanaka Durga. The temple is located in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India on the Indrakeeladri hill on the banks of Krishna River. Kaalika Purana, Durgaa Sapthashati and other Vedic literature have mentioned about Kanaka Durga on the Indrakeelaadri and have described the deity as Swayambhu, (self-manifested) in Triteeya Kalpa.
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Where it is
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Vijayawada Junction railway station (BZA), about 2 km by road.
- By air: Vijayawada International Airport (VGA), about 25 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam (Kanaka Durga Temple) – Indrakeeladri hill, Vijayawada, NTR district (about 2 km)
- Sri Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Mangalagiri – Mangalagiri, Guntur district, near Vijayawada and Amaravati (about 12 km)
- Sri Amaralingeswara Swamy Temple (Amararama) – Amaravathi, Palnadu district (formerly Guntur district) (about 34 km)
- Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vari Devasthanam, Dwaraka Tirumala – Dwaraka Tirumala, about 42 km from Eluru, Eluru district (about 106 km)
- Sri Someswara Janardhana Swamy Temple (Somarama) – Gunupudi, Bhimavaram, West Godavari district (about 124 km)
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