Sri
Polamamba temple in Peda Waltair area in Vizag is among the most popular temples of Vizag. The temple got a 600 year
old history. The annual festival attracts 300 thousand to 400 thousand devotees. The legend is that fisher men of jalaripeta area once netted the idol of the Goddess in the fishing net. They brought the idol to the shore and started offering prayers. After a few years, the
Goddess appeared in the dream of one of the devotee and asked that Her Idol must be handed over to one Maddi family living in Peda Waltair area. The Maddi family then started offering prayers along with fisher men and a little later, again the Goddess appeared in the dream of Maddi family member and asked for installation of her idol under a Karaka Chettu in that area. Since then, the devotees grew in number and now close to a million people visit the temple annually. It is a must and see temple for tourists and visitors to Vizag city.
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