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Kumili is
a historical village and Panchayat in Pusapatirega mandal of Vizianagaram District, AP. Kumili
was the former seat of the erstwhile Vizianagaram Kingdom (later Vizianagaram Estate). Ruins of this mud fort
still exist here.
Kumili
village's former name was Kumbhilapuram. Vizianagaram Kingdom was first
established in this village and they build a mud fort here. Later moved their
capital to near by village Potnur and finally they established in Vizianagaram
by building new fort and moved their capital there.
This
Village is the Capital of ANANDA GAJAPATHI RAJA'S DYNASTY.
In
1607 Trailang Swamy (Hindu Yogi and mystic who lived in Varanasi, India. ) was born.
Refer to : https://www.varanasiguru.com/trailanga-swami-the-walking-shiva-of-kashi/#google_vignette about Trailanga Swami
Culture
and History
The Kumili
temple is the one of the ancient temple in the District of Vizianagaram it was
built around 1800's by Sri Neelapu
Narsayya Reddy Garu and he is also called as Sri Animisha Bhagavan and AVATAR BABA. and from then that family people
owned the Temple and its Care.
The Temple is Developed by so many people from then it is the most Ancient
temple in the District Vizianagaram.
The temple
at Kumili is unusual in that it has symbolic representations of Hinduism, Islam
and Christianity within the precincts. The entrance to the temple has carvings
of prominent national leaders. Thus the temple is representative of all the major
faiths as well as the patriotic fervour of the country. The inner dome of the
temple has murals depicting stories from Ramayana. There are elaborate carvings
on the pillar in the courtyard, which depict various Hindu Gods and Goddesses.
The Whole Temple
Contains 11 Temples and Daily Pooja and Worships Done Here. The complex
comprises of temple dedicated to Kalika Devi, Satyanarayana Swamy, Navagrahalu
and Lord Ganapathi. Devotees will also find temple devoted to Anjaneya Swamy,
Lord Subramanyeswara, Lord Venu Gopalaswamy and Seetharamaswamy
Rituals
and Festivals
Most of the
festivals
Architectural Style
The
temple doesn’t follow any fixed architectural style. It is more of a composite
structure
Photography:
Photography
is allowed. From outside the temple, Drone can also be used.
Dedicated
parking is not available, but parking is not an issue outside the temple.
Temple
Timings:
6am -
11:30am 5pm - 7pm
Route and Location:
On that
day we had to cover Vizianagaram fort and Kumili temple. So we took the
following route.
