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National park in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Papikonda National Park (పాపికొండలు Pāpikoṇḍalu) is at the border confluence of Khammam district in Telangana and Polavaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Village of Perantalapalli
A major stopover in boat trips, Perantalapalli has Ramakrishna Muni Ashramam and other religious places .
An under-construction multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River.
On a hill known as Devakuta Parvatha in the middle of the Godavari River. In mythology, Veerabhadra was born out of the lock of Shiva's hair during his tandava performance on sighting his wife getting burnt in the fire of the yagna being conducted by Daksha, his father-in-law. You have to cross the river on board a crude motorboat to reach the temple.
A 1 day Papi Hills tour is ₹650 and a resorts bookings 2 Days package is ₹2300.
You can enter Papikonda from Kunavaram or Rajahmundry. Kunavaram is reachable by road from Hyderabad (351km), Khammam (170 km), and Bhadrachalam (49km). You can hire a boat or join a tour.
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This region isn't well connected by roads but after a 10km hike.
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