Nookambika Temple of Aakapalle is
a very popular local temple in the Visakhapatnam city. Anakapalle is situated
at a distance of 34 km from the Visakhapatnam. Nookambika Devi Temple's actual
name is Sri Nookambika Ammavari Temple, which is situated in Gavarapalem
village of Anakapalle near the bus stand. Nookambika Temple is so much famous
in the Anakapalle that tourists and visitors can see the carved temple picture
at the railway station building also.
Sri Nookambica temple is dedicated to the goddess Nookambika popularly known as Sri Anagha Devi in the ancient days. Sri Nookambika Devi temple has religious and as well as historical significance in the Anakapalle town.
Goddess Nookambika is one of the 9 forms of Goddess Durga and is famous as Sri Nookalamma Ammavari also. Nookambika temple is situated at a very calm place in the Anakapalle where devotees can stay some time and get meditation there.
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Nookambika Ammavari Temple History
Nookambika temple is about 570
years old and renovated by different rulers and local devotees. Currently, the state
government maintaining the temple. This temple is initially built by the local
king of that time.
In the year 1450 AD, Kakarlapudi
Appalaraju the king of the Sarpavaram region. Appalaraju built this temple to install
his family deity Kakatambika. Later this temple Kakatambika populated as
Nookambika temple.
Nookambika Temple Mythologies
Local devotees of villages
believe that the Sri Nookambika Goddess always protects villagers from problems
and diseases. They believe that devotees of Sri Nookambika get cured of the
diseases such as chicken pox and measles, etc.
Nookambika Temple Festivals
The biggest festival at the
Nookaminka Devi Temple in the year is Nookalamma Jathara. Nookalamma Jathara is
celebrated on Kottha Amavasya which comes before the Ugadi festival in the time
period from Phalguna Bahula Amavasya to April. This Nookalamma Jathara festival
starts on Kottha Amavasya, a day before the Ugadi, and is held for a month-long. To perform puja of Sri Nookambika Ammavaru, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
are considered auspicious days.
Best Time to Visit Nookambika Temple
The best time to visit Nookambika
Temple is during the Nookalamma Jathara festival at the temple. At that time
temple is fully decorated and lots of devotees come here from the nearby cities
to get blessed. Also at that time Telugu New Year, the Ugadi festival is also
celebrated by the local people.
As per season and pleasant time
summer season can be avoidable and the winter season is preferable to visit
this place and devotees can visit the temple peacefully. So the best time to
visit Nookambika Temple would be the winter season when no crowd is there and
the weather is also pleasant.
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Nookambika Temple Timing
Sri Nookambica Temple opens in
the early morning and closes in the late evening. There is no holiday temple
open all days of the week so devotees can go any day to the temple to get blessed
by Sri Nookambica Devi.
- Temple Opening timing: Morning 5:30 AM
- Temple Closing timing: Evening 8:00 PM
- Evening: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
- Darsanam Timing: 5.30 am to 12.00 Noon and 4.00 pm to 8.00 pm.
Sri Nookambica Ammavari Poojas with Timings:
- Aradhana – 5:30 AM
- Balabhoga Nivedyam – 6:00 AM to 6:30 AM
- Raja Bhogam – 11:30 AM to 12:00 Noon
- Bhogam – 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
- Veda Parayanam – 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Visiting Time duration
If there is no crowd then you can
visit this temple within half an hour but if there is a crowd and any festival
is there then you have to wait more time to get the Darshan of Sri Nookambika
Ammavari Goddess.
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Nookambika Temple Entry Fees
Nookambica Ammavari Temple has a ticket system for the Darsanam but visitors can also visit the temple free of
cost but they can't visit the idol from near. For special darshan and fast
visiting devotees can take tickets so they do have not to stand in a queue. There is a 100/- rupees ticket price for a special darshan.
At the temple for the variety of sevas and poojas (worship), there are different fair and ticket prices that devotees have to pay as per their choice of pooja. The list of various types of poojas is given below.
1) Anthralaya Darsanam
2) Kesakhandana
3) Kumkuma pooja
4) Return saree
5) Seeghra darsanam
6) Visista darsanam
7) Special Darsanam
8) Two Wheeler Pooja
9) Four Wheeler Pooja
10) Heavy vehicle Pooja
11) Saswatha pooja
12) Dasara Navaratrulu kumkum
Archana
13) Dasara kumkum Archana
14) Oonjal Seva
15) Mahalakshmi Dhana Pooja
16) Return of decorated saree of
Goddess
17) Panchamrutha Abhishekam
Facilities at Nookambika Temple
- Temple has lots of space for functioning all rituals and festivals.
- Worship items shops are available at the entry gate of the temple.
- There are many rooms are available at Kalyan Mantap.
- Cottages are also available inside the temple premises.
- Rooms are available at Sri Nookambica Complex, Sri Anagadevi Complex, Sri Kakathamba Complex, and Sri Pothu Raju Complex.
How to Reach Nookambika Temple
Nookambika Temple is easily
accessible from any place in Anakapalle. Sri Nookambika Ammavari Temple is only
1-2 km far away from the Anakaplalle railway station and the APSRTC RTC bus
stand so visitors can go by foot also and reach the temple in 20 minutes only.
Auto and Ricksha are also available in Anakapalle so tourists or visitors can
also use them to reach the temple.
Anakapalle is about 43 km far
away from the Visakhapatnam city and lots of regular trains and APSRTC buses
are available for the Anakapalle from Visakhapatnam city railway station and
bus stand.
Nookambika Temple Address
- Sri Nookambica Ammavari Temple,
- Gavarapalem,
- Anakapalli,
- Visakhapatnam,
- Andhra Pradesh – 531002
TouristBug’s Recommendations
- Nookambika Temple is a very popular local village deity temple so if are in Anakaplalle then you can visit this temple.
- Devotees can visit this temple during winter that time there is no crowd and the weather is also pleasant.
- Devotees can visit this temple free of cost there is no ticket requirement during normal days.
- Keep maintaining the temple's purity and neatness.
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Nearby Places to Visit in Anakaplalle
Places to visit in the Anakapalle area are Kanaka Durga Temple and Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Temple both are situated at the same place about two km far away from each other.