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WANDERLUST @ VISHAKA

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Sri Kanaka Maha Lakshmi Ammavari Devasthanam connects to the top, a rst of its kind in Andhra. Shiva This temple is situated in Burujupata in the center Parvati statue, oral clock and a Telagu Museuem of Vishakpatnam City. The most noteworthy aspect adorn the top. A toy train ride too was available on of Ammavari is that she wanted not to have a temple the top which gives a panoramic view of the entire and wished to remain without a roof over her idol. city. Hence the temple with Thursday as the auspicious day does not have a roof and is open to the sky. Rushikonda Beach Nice beach down the Kailasgiri road with huge sea waves and people bathing in the sea. Sunset time @ A hilltop park that developed by VUDA that over- Rushikonda is surreal with the sun gradually setting looks the sea beaches and the city skyline. A cable car in the horizon and the moonlit night gradually taking

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36 PCQUEST JANUARY 2018 pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected] after Sri Sapta Rusheswara Temple surrounded by seven hills. The biggest attraction near Vishakapatnam is little over 100 km from the city and one needs to traverse through the ghat roads to reach them. While It’s a real adventure to reach there through hilly going down to reach the caves with the stalactite roads in the ghats and nally reach the deserted and stalagmite formations, one crosses through the beach lapped up in moonlight. If Rushikonda was sur- Gostani river. It’s a wonderful sight inside the dimly-lit real, Yarada takes the ethereal experience to another caves with statue like gures having formed naturally level with the sound of the waves lashing against the through water dripping through the limestones in beach on a calm moonlit night. the caves. One specialty in Borra Caves—try the local bamboo chicken here… Ramakrishna Beach It is the most popular beach park in Vishakapat- Araku Valley nam named after the Ramakrishna Ashram across Labeled as Andhra’s Ooty, this hill station is an the road. The beach is best known for the INS Kursura hour’s further drive from Borra Caves. Closer to the Submarine Museuem, through which tourists can go Odisha border, it is surrounded by forests on the through to have a look and feel of how the inside of . The Tribal Museum dedicated to the a war submarine would look like. An aquarium, a Kali indigenous tribes of the country and the Coee Mu- temple, the Vishaka Museum and the Victory at Sea seum are the highlights of Araku. Memorial are the other attractions on this beach.

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