Vasavi Penugonda (Penugonda)
Town
West Godavari district
Andhra Pradesh
16,038 in 2011
THE central Arya Vysya place in this region. Wikipedia: 'known as the birthplace of the goddess Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari'; the Government of Andhra Pradesh officially renamed the town Vasavi Penugonda on 31 December 2025. Penugonda was the capital of Kusuma Shresti, the Vaisya chief of the 18 paraganas under Chalukya rule in the 11th century CE, and the temple here is described as the 'Kasi of Vysyas'. Mandal headquarters of Penugonda mandal (14 villages, mandal population 69,857); town population 16,038 (Census 2011). About 15 km from Tanuku and 50 km from Rajahmundry.
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Sri Vasavi Kanyakaparameshwari Ammavari Temple, Penugonda
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Official West Godavari district government tourism page states verbatim: 'This Penugonda Kshetram is considered as the Kasi of Vysyas and is a holy place' for the community, and records Kusuma Sresti, a Setty king of the Vysyas also known as Pedda Setty ('elder among Settys'), as ruler of the territory in the 10th-11th centuries A.D. The temple has a seven-storied multi-coloured gali gopuram. The principal pilgrimage temple of the Arya Vysya community, at the goddess's traditional birthplace; the Government of Andhra Pradesh officially renamed the town Vasavi Penugonda on 31 December 2025 in recognition of the site (per en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasavi_Penugonda).
Arya Vysya Nityannadana Samajam, Penugonda
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Community charitable organisation at Penugonda providing nithya annadanam (daily free meals) and pilgrim welfare services; the organisation's own site states it has served since 1972.
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