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Temple town in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Annavaram is a temple town in central Andhra Pradesh, famous for the Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Vari temple located on a hillock. The town itself is on the banks of the Pampa River.
By train
M Railway Station. The town is 3 km away. The Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam line of the Southern Railway, part of the line that runs between Chennai and Howrah stops at the city.
By bus
A.P.S.R.T.C Buses run every 30 mins from Annavaram to Rajahmundry and Visakhapatnam. There are many private buses from Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Tirupati and Kakinada.
Environment friendly horse carts (locally called Tonga) can be used to go around the town. Autorickshaws and taxis are also available along with city buses and buses run by temple management.
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