Tapeswaram is a village in

East Godavari East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549. In the Madras Pre ...

District of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to t ...

. The

Uma Agastheswara Temple Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ( sa, उमा, ) or Gauri ( sa, गौरी, ) is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. She is a physical representation of Mahadevi in ...

in Tapeswaram has a great importance and is believed to be constructed by Agasthya.

Cuisine

Tapeswaram is best known for its sweet delicacy called Khaja. The place is also famous for making the largest individual laddu. The place is also famous for various other sweets like Pootharekulu, Bobbatlu etc.

Transport

SH 102 that runs between Dwarapudi and

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passes through Tapeswaram. This road also connects Tapeswaram to

Mandapeta Mandapeta was originally called "Mandavyapuram", which came from Sage Mandukya. Mandapeta is a second-grade municipality established on October 1, 1958 in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema District in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located ...

. The nearest railway station is at Dwarapudi which is 4.57 km away.

References

Villages in East Godavari district {{EastGodavari-geo-stub