Peda Waltair

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Peda Waltair
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Karaka Chettu Polamamba Temple at Peda Waltair
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Peda Waltair
Location in Visakhapatnam
Coordinates: 17°43′59″N83°19′56″E / 17.732943°N 83.332220°E / 17.732943; 83.332220
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Government
  Body Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
530017
Vehicle registration AP 31,AP 32 and AP 33

Peda Waltair is a residential locality situated at the eastern part of Visakhapatnam, India. [1]

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Karakachettu Road at Pedawaltair. Karachettu Road in Visakhaptnam.jpg
Karakachettu Road at Pedawaltair.

Etymology

The name Waltair(Valteru) is derived from two words Valu (meaning sloping) and Yeru/Eru (meaning river) [2] , it is often incorrectly attributed to the name of a British officer who worked as a collector in Visakhapatnam in the 18th century. However, a look into the records of Vizagapatam(Visakhapatnam) since its inception as a District (1802-03) has proven that not even one District named 'Walter' had ever been posted here.

History

The village of Valteru has often found its name used synonymously with Vizagapatam even until a few decades ago. The Visakhapatnam railway station was also called as Waltair railway station. The village of Waltair finds itself in the annals of history as an important center which attracted the interest of a lot of Europeans. Adjacent to this village sits the picturesque beaches of Lawsons Bay Colony. The name of this estate originated from the Britisher commander of an Indiaman ship "Lord Hobart" who owned this cove up until his demise in late 1820. The villages 'Pedda Waltair' and 'Chinna Waltair' were probably just called Valteru before the Dutch and English came here and made it their home. It is believed that the part of the village on one side of the river is named as 'Pedda Waltair' due to its bigger area, while the other side was named 'Chinna Waltair'. Mentions of Waltair were also available in the Vizagapatam district Gazzeteers of 1869 and 1907 [3] [4] .

Culture

The most famous place of worship here is Sri Karakachettu Polamamba Temple. This diety (grama devata, గ్రామదేవత/village diety) is considered as the protector of 14 villages (including Valteru/Waltair) around Waltair. Every year, the first Sunday after the Telugu new year (Ugadi) a proclamation (చాటింపు) is made in these 14 villages that 9 days follwing that Sunday i.e., Tuesday (usually in March/April) all these villages will celebrate in honour of the beloved goddess. This celebration is said be have been happening from the 15th century. The presiding diety in the temple is said to be found by the fishermen from the neighbouring village 'Jalaripeta', who then handed over the diety to the local Reddys/Reddis as per the wish of the goddess who appeared in the dreams of those fishermen. Since then, the goddess was placed under a sacred sage-leaved Gall Nut tree (Karakachettu) and celebrated every year thanking her for the prosperity and safety provided by her.

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