Sita Ramachandraswamy Mandir, Bhadrachalam, Telangana
Bhadrachalam mandir is the abode of Shri Sita Ramachandra Swamy. This mandir is in honor of Prabhu Shri Rama. This mandir is on the banks of the Godavari river. 1/n
It also relates to the life events of Sage Kancharla Gopanna, who was a great devotee of Prabhu Rama.
According to the history of Bhadrachalam mandir Gopanna the Tahasildar of Bhadrachalam (second half of 17th century), used money from government treasury to build this mandir 2/n
and hence faced imprisonment in a dungeon at Golconda. Prabhu Rama miraculously gave the Sultan the money spent by Gopanna, after which he released him.Gopanna then became Bhadrachala Ramadasa and went on to compose innumerable songs in praise of Rama. 3/n
Ramadasa heard the news that the villagers of palvoncha paragana were proceeding to witness Jatara at Bhadrachalam. He found the deities in an amazing appearance; and Ramadas then asked the villagers to contribute liberally for the construction of mandir. 4/n
So, the villagers appealed to him to spend the revenue collections for the construction of mandir with a promise to repay the amount after harvesting the crops.The Golconda king Tanishah realized the devotional spirit of Ramadas. 5/n