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High medieval · Hindu · India

Sri Kanaka Maha Lakshmi Temple

Burujupeta, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh · 17.7005°, 83.2960°

Kanaka Maha LakshmiUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Devi temple in the Burujupeta quarter of Visakhapatnam and one of the most visited shrines of the city, where the image of Lakshmi is held to be swayambhu, or self-manifested.

Sthala katha — the legend

The goddess is said to have severed one of her own arms, vowing to grant wealth only to the worthy and not to the ungrateful.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined