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The Hindu
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The Hindu Bureau

Over 2.6 lakh devotees expected to offer prayers at Sri Suryanarayana Swamy temple at Arasavalli in Andhra Pradesh on Rathasaptami.

SRIKAKULAM

Over 2.6 lakh devotees from various parts of Andhra Pradesh are expected to offer prayers in the historic Sri Suryanarayana Swamy temple of Arasavalli, Srikakulam, on February 16 on the occasion of Rathasaptami.

King Devendra Varma, the ruler of Kalinga Kingdom, constructed the temple in the 7th Century, according to the stone inscriptions available. The temple was built in such a way that sunrays fall on the feet of the presiding deity in March and October, twice in a year.

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