Kotasattemma Temple -Nidadavolu

Kotasattemma Temple is a Hindu pilgrimage center in Nidadavolu of East Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh.During Chalukya period, Kotasattemma temple was constructed by Chalukya Veerabadhra, the spouse of Rudrama Devi..It is known as the goddess originally protecting Chalukya Veerabadhras (the king of Niravadyapuram (present day of Nidadavolu) fort. The idol of Kotasattemma was immersed by several calamities during the Reddy dynasty. In 1934, the idol was found by Devulapalli Rama Murthy Sastri in his land and later he constructed the temple.

Temple History
In 1934 Sri Devulapalli Rama Murthy Sastry a local farmer was plunging his fields, he found a 10 feet height Ammavaru statue. While sleeping the Goddess appeared in his dream and asked him to construct a temple for her at the same place. With the help of the villagers Sri Sastry constructed this temple. Sri Kota Sattemma Temple became very famous in a short time as people obtain trust on the Goddess as their wishes were fulfilled after worshiping her.

As a stunning presence, Ammavaru weighs tones and is 10 foot high.It is believed that prayers offered to Goddess here by Childless couples are blessed with children, by fulfilling vows Unmarried gets married.

Dasara festival is celebrated for nine days in a grand manner in this temple. In the month of December local festival Tirunalla Utsavam is celebrated with a grand procession. Thousands of devotees visit Ammavaru on this festival. On Sundays and Tuesdays the temple is loaded with huge number of devotees.