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Kotasattemma Temple, Nidadavolu
Nidadavolu, Andhra Pradesh · 16.9710°, 81.7730°
Kotasattemma (Devi)Vengi ChalukyaVengi Chalukyan
Sacred since
1934 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
present temple 1934; Chalukya-era image
Vengi Chalukya
History & significance
A pilgrimage temple at Nidadavolu whose image dates from the Chalukya period and is attributed to Chalukya Veerabadhra. Lost and buried after upheavals in the Reddy period, the idol was recovered in 1934 by Devulapalli Rama Murthy Sastri, who built the present temple on his land.