Vedurupaka is a village in Rayavaram mandal,

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state, India.

Geography

The Tulyabhaga river flows by Vedurupaka.

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described it as one of the seven

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of the mighty

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Culture

One of the main attractions is Vijaya Durga Peetham, a place of worship of the Hindu goddess

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. The village festival of Poleramma Jathara or Sambaram takes place each May; it is a 2-day carnival of religious fervour and traditional dances. This event was supervised by the late Sri Murthineedi Venkayya Garu for 40 years. Another festival is Dasara. The village's

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temples were built by the king of

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Thimma gaja pathi maharaja in 1700 AD.

Education

The first school in Vedurupaka was established by the

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,''Statistical appendix of Madras State'', Superintendent, Government Press, Madras, 1935, pp.207, 405

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initiatives. It was later gifted to the

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. This village has three Government Primary Schools along with SPPR Zilla Parishath High School. Brahmin Student financial support trust originated in this village. D Satya Prasad, Brahmanaseva trust, Vedurupaka, Rayavaram Mandalam.

Notables

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Vijaya Durga Peethathipati, a

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Professor G. Babu Rao, the first graduate of Vedurupaka, who taught

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H. S. Wilson, ''The Church on the Move: A Quest to Affirm the Biblical Faith - Essays in honour of P. Victor Premasagar'', CLS, Chennai, 1988.

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* G. Satyamurthy, teacher and member of the United Teachers Federation who later became a film writer, director and lyricist *Gara Chitti Babu''Electoral search''
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- Tollywood film director *

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(music director) * Gandham Sagar (playback singer, TV host) * Vijai Bulganin (music director)

References

{{East Godavari district Villages in East Godavari district