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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
|architecture=[[Kalinga Architecture]], [[South Indian]]<br />
|caption=Sri Peddintlamma Temple in Kolletikota<br />
|country=[[India]]<br />
|district=[[Eluru district|Eluru]]<br />
|image=Sri_Peddintlamma_Temple_Kolletikota.jpg<br />
| image_upright = 1.2<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|16.6276|N|81.2893|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
|locale=[[Kolletikota]]<br />
|name=Peddintlamma Temple<br />
|map_caption=Location in Andhra Pradesh<br />
|map_type=India Andhra Pradesh<br />
|state=[[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
|deity=Peddintlamma or Perrantalu<br />
}}<br />
'''Peddintlamma Temple''' is a [[Hindu]] pilgrimage site. It is located on the shores of [[Kolleru Lake]] in [[Kolletikota]] of [[Eluru district]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The temple was built in the 13th century by an [[Eastern Ganga Dynasty]] Army General during the reign of the [[Eastern Ganga Dynasty|Eastern Ganga]] king [[Narasingha Deva I]].<br />
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== Legends ==<br />
In the 13th century, Kolletikota region was under the reign of the Eastern Ganga monarchs,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WbQBAAAAYAAJ&dq=kolleti+kota&pg=PA279 The imperial gazetter of India, Volume 8] By Sir William Wilson Hunter</ref> who ruled from the capital at [[Cuttack]] in [[Odisha]]. One of his forts was located at [[Kolletikota]]. His enemy, Muhammadin, was encamped at Chigurukota on the shores of [[Kolleru Lake]]. When war broke out between the Gajapati and Muhammadin, the Odia army general<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=z6A4AAAAIAAJ&q=ambadevaraya Man in India, Volume 68 - 1988] By Sarat Chandra Roy page-91</ref> sacrificed his own daughter, Peddintlamma (also known as Perrantalu), to appease the gods and ensure his success. Finally, Odia forces won the war and the Army General built a temple dedicated to his daughter named Peddintlamma.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Devi temples in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu temples in Krishna district]]<br />
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