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]
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]