Ramateertham#Bodhikonda
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| subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh
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| subdivision_name2 = Coastal Andhra
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| subdivision_name3 = Vizianagaram
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| postal_code = 535218
| registration_plate = AP-35
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| blank1_info_sec1 = Visakhapatnam
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Ramateertham is a village panchayat in Nellimarla mandal of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh in India, about 12 km from Vizianagaram city.
File:Ruined Buddhist Temple on Bodhikonda, Ramatheertham.jpg
Rama Temple
The idol of Rama in the Kodanda Rama temple at Bodi Konda was beheaded by unknown peopleo o December 29, 2020.{{Cite web|last=Gandhi|date=2020-12-29|title=Tension prevails at Rama Teertham as miscreants beheads Rama's idol in Vizianagaram|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/tension-prevails-at-rama-teertham-as-miscreants-beheads-ramas-idol-in-vizianagaram-664332|access-date=2021-01-01|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=400-year-old Lord Rama idol vandalised at Andhra's Ramateertham temple, triggers protest|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/lord-rama-idol-vandalised-ramateertham-temple-1754778-2020-12-31|access-date=2021-01-01|website=India Today|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-12-30|title=Lord Ram idol vandalised in Andhra Pradesh's Ramatheertham|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/lord-ram-idol-vandalised-in-andhra-pradeshs-ramatheertham-933391.html|access-date=2021-01-01|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}
Gallery
File:Holy relic sites map of Andhra Pradesh.jpg|Holy relic sites map of Andhra Pradesh
File:Gurubhaktalukonda ruins.JPG|Gurubhaktalukonda Monastery ruins
File:Jain reliefs on Bodhikonda.jpg|Jain reliefs on Bodhikonda
File:Buddhist remnants on Bodhikonda.jpg|Remnants on Bodhikonda
File:Jain Tirthankara Image at Rockcut Caves of Ghanikonda in Ramatheertham.jpg|Jain Tirthankara Image at Rockcut Caves of Ghanikonda
File:Rock-cut buddhist cave ruins at Gurubhaktula Konda ramatheerrtham.jpg|Jain caves at BodhiKonda in Ramatheertham
File:A view of Ruined Buddhist temple on hilltop at ---File---Ramatheertham Vizianagaram AP India.jpg|Ruined temple on Bodhikonda
File:Deep Cistern on hilltop of Bodhikonda.jpg|Deep Cistern on hilltop of Bodhikonda
File:Caves at Ghanikonda.jpg|Jain Caves at Ghanikonda
File:Circular stupa at Ghanikonda 02.jpg|Circular stupa at Ghanikonda
File:Remnants of a Square stupa on Ghanikonda 01.jpg|Remnants of a stupa on Ghanikonda
File:Apsidal stupa walls at Gurubhaktulakonda.jpg|Apsidal stupa walls at Gurubhaktulakonda monastery
File:Ruined stone stupa at Gurubhaktulakonda monastery.jpg|Ruined stone stupa at Gurubhaktulakonda monastery
File:Steps leading to Gurubhaktulakonda Monastery.jpg|Steps leading to Gurubhaktulakonda Monastery
See also
References
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http://asihyd.ap.nic.in/vizianagaram.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428015609/http://asihyd.ap.nic.in/vizianagaram.html |date=28 April 2012 }}
{{Vizianagaram district}}
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Category:Archaeological sites in Andhra Pradesh
Category:Hindu temples in Vizianagaram district
Category:Hindu pilgrimage sites in India
Category:Villages in Vizianagaram district
Category:Buddhist caves in Maharashtra
Category:Buddhist sites in Andhra Pradesh