Places to visit in Kakinada

Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary

Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary is an estuary situated near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, India.It is the third largest stretch of mangrove forests in India with 24 mangrove tree species and more than 120 bird species. It is home to the critically endangered white-backed vulture and the long-billed vulture.
Mangroves are a group of trees and shrubs that live in the coastal intertidal zone, with a dense tangle of prop roots that make the trees appear to be standing on stilts above the water. This tangle of roots allows the trees to handle the daily rise and fall of tides; hence, the mangrove forest gets flooded at least twice per day. The roots also slow the movement of tidal waters, causing sediments to settle out of the water and build up the muddy bottom. It also stabilizes the coastline, reducing erosion from storm surges, currents, waves, and tides. The intricate root system of the mangrove also makes the forest attractive to fish and other organisms seeking food and shelter from predators.

Hope Island

Hope Island is a small tadpole shaped Island situated off the coast of Kakinada, India, in the Bay of Bengal. Hope Island protects the city of Kakinada from the strong storm surges coming from the Bay of Bengal. Hope Island acts as a sort of natural break water and provides tranquillity to the ships anchored in Kakinada Bay which makes Kakinada Port one of the safest natural ports in the Eastern Coast of India. The northern tip of the island is called "Godavari Point", which overlooks the entry point into the Kakinada Bay and the Kakinada harbour. Indian armed forces are using this island for beaching practice very often. Indian Navy landing craft War ships are conducting exercises for Marcos and special forces.

Kakinada Beach

Kakinada beach is a sea beach situated in a city Kakinada of Andhra Pradesh. This sea beach attracts a huge number of populaces for its presence of the temple of Koti Logeswaran Swami.Kakinada beach in Andhra Pradesh is 15 kilometres long by the sea side. The main economy of the people of Kakinada is fishing. Small huts can be seen alongside the beach. Small temple of Koti lingeswara swami and Kumbabishekam is situated in the town of Kakinada.The beauty comes serenity and that’s where you see the sun-kissed Kakinada Beach.

The 15 kilometres long shore shines with the soft, white waves grabbing every traveller’s attention on its pristine beauty. The vast sea bed is a perfect getaway spot for all who seek to drive away from the munotony of the city. The gentle whispers of waves and rustling of the swaying palms leaves you mesmerized with the simplicity the place offers.

Sri Bhavannarayana Swamy Temple

The temple is located at a distance of 5 Km from Kakinada. The story of Sarpavaram is narrated in the Brahma Vyvarta Purana. The great saint Agastya narrated this story to Saunaka and other saints of the Nymisha forest. The great saint Kashyapa married Kadru, to whom thousand serpents were born. Kadru asked her sons to go and embrace to tall of Uchai Srava, the white horse of Lord Indra so that the she would make Vinata the second wife of her husband, her servant maid. But they disobeyed their mother as they did not like to dupe Vinata. Kadru cursed that her sons should die in the fires lit in the serpant sacrifice to be performed by Janamejaya. Of the thousand sons of Kadru, Ananta being pious and noble, went round in search of a suitable place to do penance in honour of Lord Vishnu, by whose mercy he wanted to save himself. He found this place holy, and did his penance here. Pleased at it Lord Vishnu appeared before him and accepted him to serve as a comfortable bed for him. He declared that this holy place would ever since take its name after him as Sarpapura and that He with His spouse Lakshmi would be there duly installed by the sage Narada.Thus the name Sarpapura is derived from the great serpent, Ananta, or Sesha.

Adurru Excavation Site

Adurru is the location of an ancient Buddhist site, which is situated on a mound locally known as Dubaraju Gudi.The site was first excavated in 1925, and declared a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in 1955.Till 1960, people sacrificed animals at the mound during a two-day annual festival called Dubaraju Teertham, which was held on 13-14 January on the occasion of Sankranti. However, when the ruins were confirmed to be a former Buddhist site, the site was taken over by the ASI, and all sacrifices were banned.the ruins of a large stupa (maha-stupa), besides other artifacts, have been discovered at the site. A 2015 The Hindu news report, citing the historical evidence found by ASI, claims that the foundation stone for the Adurru Buddhist structure was laid by Sanghamitra, the daughter of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, on her way to Sri Lanka. In contrast, Garima Kaushik in a 2016 comprehensive list of Buddhist stupa sites in Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions, dates this monastic archaeological site to about 2nd-century CE.