Vijayawada is located on the banks of river Krishna in the beautiful coastal line of AndhraPradesh, a southern state of India. Also known as Bezawada, this predominantly business city attracts many piligrims for its temple dedicated to Durga and also the city is a base for visiting the Buddhist excavations at Amaravati, which is 70 km away.
This city has triumph in its name. Vijayawada literally translates to "The Place of Victory". According to legends, the city is named after the victory of Arjuna, the Pandava prince of “Mahabaratha”, who offered his prayers atop the Indrakeeladri Hill and won the blessings of Lord Shiva.
The cosmopolitan city of vijayawada is surrounded by many important places. The towns, Kuchipudi, Mangalagiri and Kondapalli, which are famous for dance, temples and handicrafts respectively, are easily accessible from Vijayawada.
“Prakasam Barrage” and the railway bridge across the river have helped the region expand its agricultural and commercial base. The regions around the city have a fertile soil and are irrigated by the river Krishna, which runs through the heart of the city. Hence the city presents a colorful and varied picture and is a bustling center for business, pilgrimage, tourism, agriculture and higher education. With rapid strides taken in these areas, Vijayawada is looking forward to an exciting future.
Vijayawada is a major transit of Andhra Pradesh with two National Highways, National Highway 5, from Madras to Calcutta and National Highway 9 from Vijayawada to Mumbai, State Highways, District Roads. A railway junction which is the only link in that region to most of southern India. The city is connected by air from Gannavaram, about 20km from the city). With excellent transportation facilities, Vijayawada is connected to many major towns, districts, cities and states.
Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India. The meaning of Vijayawada is “The Place of Victory” and it is also a centre of Andhra politics, India. Vijayawada railway junction is one of the biggest railway junctions though out India. One of the beauties of the Vijayawada is Krishna River. The River Krishna flows by it, and the delta of the river extends from Vijayawada to the Bay of Bengal in the east. In particular, the completions of the Krishna Barrage and the Railway Bridge on Krishna have helped the region expand its commercial and agricultural base.
Vijayawada is a major trading centre in south India; it is the core of commercial activity in the Andhra Pradesh, India. Its importance as a major trading and business center Vijayawada earn a title “Business Capital of Andhra Pradesh”. As located along the Chennai-Howrah and Chennai-Delhi Railway route, this is the 3rd largest railway junction in the world. Vijayawada fruit market and flowers market is also very famous in Asia.
Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences is one of the top university in Andhra Pradesh located in middle of the Vijayawada city. Andhra Pradesh University of Health Sciences was inaugurated on 9-4-1986 Ex. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sri N.T. Rama Rao. The University of Health Sciences started functioning at Vijayawada from 01-11-1986. The total number of colleges affiliated to the University at the time of its establishment was 27. Now the affiliated colleges have now gone up to 316. The Degrees awarded by the University are recognized by the statutory bodies like the Medical Council of India, the Dental Council of India, the Central Council of Indian Medicine and the Central Council of Homoeopathy and Indian Nursing Council.
Kondapalli fort, dating back to 7th century, was built by King Krishna Deva Raya and served as a business center in its earlier stages but was later converted into a military training base by British. Kondapalli Fort is one of the beautiful locations situated around 16 Km from Vijayawada. Kondapalli Fort is a popular picnic spot among the locales. Kondapalli village is famous for handmade toys named as kondapalli toys. Kondapalli made of light wood they are exported to all over world.
Kanaka Durga temple is very famous in India located top of Indrakeeladri hills. She is considered as Shaktipeetham. But, there is no reference to her in “Ashtadasa Shakti peetha stotram”. Dasara Sharan Navaratras are the biggest and most celebrated festive season in Vijayawada Kanaka Durga temple. During Navaratras, on each day a form of Goddess Durga is worshipped and devoties from all over india vistis Kanaka durga temple.
Here are the few top attractions in Vijayawada city.
Tourist Attractions
1 Bhavani Island Leisure Spots
2 Gandhi Hill Monuments
3 Hazrat Bal Mosque Pilgrim Centres
4 Kanaka Durga Temple Pilgrim Centres
5 Kondapalli Fort Monuments
6 Mogalarajapuram Caves Caves
7 Prakasam Barrage Leisure Spots
8 Rajiv Gandhi Park Leisure Spots
9 St. Mary’s Church, Gunadala Pilgrim Centres
10 VMC Sibar Disneyland Leisure Spots
11 Victoria Jubilee Museum Museums
Altitude :125 meters above sea level.
Temperature(°C) :Summer-Max 45, Min 28; Winter-Max 32, Min 18. Best Season :September to February.
