Hamsaladeevi

Hamsaladeevi (Telugu: హంసలదీవి, romanized: Hamsaladeevi, lit.'Swans Island') is a village in Diviseema, Koduru Mandal, Krishna District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Hamsaladeevi
హంసలదీవి
Village
Venugopalaswamy temple at Hamsaladeevi village
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Hamsaladeevi
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15°58′39″N 81°05′59″E
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKrishna
Government
  BodyAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Elevation
6.5 m (21.3 ft)
Languages
  OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
521328
Telephone code276
Vehicle registrationAP
Nearest cityMachilipatnam, Avanigadda

It is about 88 km from Vijayawada and 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Machilipatnam. The nearest city is Avanigadda.

Hamsaladeevi hosts an old temple of Lord Krishna (Venugopalaswamy), constructed during the rule of Chola kings. It is one of the 108 Vishnu temples.

The Krishna River converges into the Bay of Bengal right outside the village. The confluence is known as Sagara Sangamam; three colours of water can be seen there.

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