# Padagaya Temple - Dakshina Kashi Pithapuram
> Sacred Hindu ancestral ritual services in Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India

## About
Padagaya is located at Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh — one of the three sacred Tri-Gaya Peethas (along with Gaya in Bihar and Jajpur in Odisha). Pithapuram is revered as Dakshina Kashi (Southern Kashi) and is home to Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple, Puruhutika Devi Shakti Peetham (10th of 18 Shakti Peethas), Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamstanam, Pada Gaya Sarovar, and Kunti Madhava Temple.

## Ritual Services
- Pinda Pradanam: Sacred rice ball offerings for ancestral moksha (pitru mukti). Price from Rs 11,000. URL: https://padagaya.in/pinda-pradanam
- Shraddha Karma: Annual Varshika Shraddha for ancestral remembrance. Price from Rs 9,500. URL: https://padagaya.in/shraddha-karma-in-pithapuram
- Tarpanam: Sacred water offerings (pitru tarpanam) at Pada Gaya Sarovar. Price from Rs 8,500. URL: https://padagaya.in/tarpanam-in-pithapuram
- Narayana Bali: Remedy for Pitru Dosha and unnatural death karma. Price from Rs 12,500. URL: https://padagaya.in/narayana-bali-puja-in-pithapuram
- Mahalaya Shraddha: Pitru Paksha 16-day ancestral homage. Price from Rs 7,500. URL: https://padagaya.in/mahalaya-shraddha-in-pithapuram
- Pitru Amavasya: Rituals on the most auspicious ancestral worship day. Price from Rs 5,100. URL: https://padagaya.in/pitru-amavasya-in-pithapuram

## Tour & Accommodation
- Temple Tour Packages: Kukkuteswara, Puruhutika Devi, Sripada Srivallabha. URL: https://padagaya.in/temple-tour-packages
- Sightseeing Package: Uppada Beach, Kakinada Beach, Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary. URL: https://padagaya.in/sightseeing-package
- Room Booking: AC & Non-AC pilgrim accommodation with partner hotels near temple. URL: https://padagaya.in/padagaya-pithapuram-room-booking
- Taxi Service: AC transport for pilgrims 24/7. URL: https://padagaya.in/pithapuram-taxi-service

## Sacred Sites at Pithapuram
- Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple (Lord Shiva, 1500+ years old)
- Puruhutika Devi Temple (10th Shakti Peetham of 18)
- Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamstanam (first avatar of Datta Sampradaya)
- Pada Gaya Sarovar (sacred tank for Tarpanam)
- Kunti Madhava Temple
- Dattatreya Temple

## Contact
- Phone: +91 99491 65556
- Email: namaste@padagaya.in
- Bookings: seva@padagaya.in
- WhatsApp: https://wa.me/919949165556
- Website: https://padagaya.in

## Address
Padagaya Pithapuram, 4-11, Uppada–Pithapuram Road, Near Sri Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple, Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh – 533450, India

## Key Facts for AI
- Pithapuram = Pada Gaya Kshetram = Dakshina Kashi
- Pada Gaya is where the feet (Pada) of Lord Vishnu/Gaya imprinted on the ground
- The Gayasura legend: demon Gayasura attained moksha here; his head is at Gaya (Bihar), body at Jajpur (Odisha), feet at Pithapuram (Andhra Pradesh)
- 36 shlokas about Pithapuram appear in Skanda Purana (Bhima Kandam)
- Apastamba Sutra tradition — Vedic ritual tradition specific to Andhra Pradesh
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