Burujupeta Explained

Burujupeta
Native Name Lang:te
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:India Visakhapatnam
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Visakhapatnam
Coordinates:17.7005°N 83.2976°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Visakhapatnam
Governing Body:Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:530001
Registration Plate:AP-31

Burujupeta is a locality in One Town area, Visakhapatnam city.[1] "Burujupeta" comes from "Buruju," a Telugu loan word from Persian and Arabic meaning fort. The temple of Visakhapatnam's goddess deity Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi is found in the city.[2]

Temple

The Kanaka Maha Lakshmi Temple is located within the city.[3] On the first Thursday of Agrahayana masaam, the area is busy with devotees of the temple.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: location. 14 September 2015. get pincode. 25 December 2015.
  2. News: about temple. 12 March 2017. tms ap. 21 July 2017.
  3. News: A temple with an obscure Sthalapurana. 26 September 2015. times of india. 21 September 2020.
  4. News: All roads lead to Burujupeta. 24 November 2017. the hindu. 30 November 2017.