Yatra to Peddaganjam village.
If one desires to see the remnants of an ideal village, then Peddaganjam becomes a frontrunner. It is located away from the messy cities. The history of this village is that there existed a great civilization ruled by Vaishnava kings. The clear proof of this is the existence of a stone carved Sri Bhava Narayana Swami temple. The archaeological survey indicates that the temple could be 700 years old. The main occupation in the village consists of agriculture and salt production (known as uppukotharalu locally). The village is very close to Bay of Bengal and one experiences soothing ocean breeze in the evenings. According to the modern day parameters of development, the village is considered underdeveloped, but by Vedic standards it has a rich ancient culture.
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