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Kodandarama Temple, Buchireddipalem

Buchireddipalem, Andhra Pradesh · 14.5456°, 79.8817°

Rama (Kodandarama)Dodla family (local patrons)
Sacred since
1765 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1765-1784
Dodla family (local patrons)

History & significance

A Rama temple in Buchireddipalem town of SPSR Nellore district, begun in 1765 by the landholder Dodla Rami Reddy and finished nineteen years later. Subsidiary shrines house Lakshmi, Lakshmi Narasimha, Andal and Hanuman.

Sthala katha — the legend

Rama is said to have appeared to Dodla Rami Reddy in a dream and told him to raise the temple at Buchireddipalem.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Dodla family (local patrons)