100,000+ pilgrims queue for darshan through the special Vaikuntha Dwaram entrance. Second only to Tirupati for this festival.
क्यों मायने रखता हैTelangana biggest Vaikuntha Ekadasi — the sacred door opens for one day
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ISSUE Nº 47 · MAY 2026
त्योहार · TELANGANA
Vaikuntha Ekadasi at Bhadrachalam.
Late December · Bhadrachalam
इस त्योहार के लिए जा रहे हैं? December में Bhadrachalam
NakshIQ स्कोर
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जाएँ
December Vaikuntha Ekadasi at Bhadrachalam draws Andhra faithful by the lakhs
कैसे पहुँचें
ऊँचाई
100 m
नज़दीकी हवाई अड्डा
Rajiv Gandhi Intl (HYD) — 315km
नज़दीकी रेलवे
Bhadrachalam Road Railway Station — 40km
Bhadrachalam में अभी
Bhadrachalam में कहाँ रुकें
Haritha Hotel Bhadrachalam (TGTDC)
₹₹government-hotel · Bhadrachalam, Bhadradri Kothagudem district — the Telangana Tourism hotel on the Godavari river, near the Sri Sita Ramachandraswamy templeThe Telangana Tourism Haritha hotel at Bhadrachalam — 56 rooms across AC suites, AC rooms, non-AC rooms and dormitories, on the banks of the Godavari. The reliable government-run base for the Sri Sita Ramachandraswamy temple and the Rama Navami festival, with dormitory options for pilgrim groups.
कहाँ खाएँ
Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Temple Nityannadanam
Inside Bhadrachalam temple complex · ₹सिग्नेचरFree vegetarian meal (annadanam) served to all devotees
Eating the annadanam is part of the Bhadrachalam pilgrimage, not a fallback — go after morning darshan when the satram opens around 11am. Bring a token donation if you wish; the scheme runs on devotee contributions. Buy the laddu prasadam at the temple counter on your way out.
MNR Family Dhaba
Korrajula Gutta, Charla Road, Bhadrachalam · ₹सिग्नेचरPunjabi chicken and paneer kaju
The Punjabi chicken and paneer kaju are the dishes regulars order; the egg burji with pulka is the under-rated pick. It's a dhaba in format — casual seating, quick service. Meals for two land around ₹200.
Sri Raghavendra Udipi Tiffins
Main Road, opposite bus station, Bhadrachalam · ₹सिग्नेचरSouth Indian tiffins — idli, dosa, vada
Best for breakfast — idli, vada and masala dosa fresh off the morning batch — and a filter coffee. Its position opposite the bus station makes it an easy first stop on arrival. Walk-in, cash and UPI.
Annamaya Kitchen
Ramalayam Temple Road, Indira Nagar · ₹सिग्नेचरPure-veg South Indian thali
Its temple-road location makes it the convenient pure-veg meal near darshan. The thali is the value order; tiffins are available all day. Being attached to a residency, it is a dependable option for staying guests too.
Bhadrachalam के और त्योहार
December में और कहीं के त्योहार
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