YANAM, ANDHRA PRADESH
It is a small area situated on the left bank of the eastern branch of the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh. This district is situated on the East Coast of the Indian Peninsula at 16 degrees 42 minutes northern latitude and in between 82 degree 11 minutes eastern longitude bounded on all sides by the district of East Godavari of Andhra Pradesh. The region is bounded on the east and south by river Godavari, which discharges itself into Bay of Bengal after flowing almost 14 kms towards east from Yanam.

How to Reach :
By Road - Yanam is connected to almost all the cities of Andhra Pradesh and also to Chennai. Chennai is the closest metro to Yanam and it is just 3 1/2 hours drive by car.

By Train - The nearest Railway station is Kakinada about 26 kms away. The station is well connected to all the major towns and cities and also to Chennai.

Places of Interest :
Yanam has got a very beautiful view. It is covered with Coconut trees.

The Dariyala Thipa Road - This is actually the riverbank road of Gauthami Godavari.

Annavaram - The Lord Satyanarayana Swamy`s temple is located in Annavaram. It is around 80 kilometers from Yanam towards east.

Draksharamam - It is one of the jyotrilingas of India. The lord Shiva here called as Bheemeswara Swamy. The height of the linga is around 14 ft and it is one of the oldest temple of India. People believe it is built by Devatas.

Pithapuram - It is among one of the oldest temple of India. It is called second Kasi. The Lord Shiva is in the form of cock shape. Shiva is called `Kukuteswara Swamy` and Parvati is called `Raja Rajeswari`. In the same campus few other temples are also located such as, Goddess Durga`s temple that is also one of the AsthaDasa Pithas.

The Pitham of Lord Goddess lying here and hence the name comes `Puruhuthika Devi` and the town is called `Pitha Puram`. Sri Dattatreya Swamy`s temple is also there. It is very famous as Dattatreya`s next incarnation is Shri Pada Vallabha Swamy was born in Pithapuram only. It is around 50 kilometers from Yanam.