Kodandarama Temple is a Hindu temple located in Gollala Mamidada in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is dedicated to Rama, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu. It was built on the banks of Tulyabhaga (Antharvahini), a tributary of Godavari.
Kodandarama Temple is situated in Gollala Mamidada village in Pedapudi Mandal of Kakinada district in Andhra Pradesh. The temple is located at a distance of 25 km from Kakinada, 45 km from Rajahmundry, and 180 km from Visakhapatnam. Also located in the same village is the Suryanarayana Temple, a Sun temple.
The temple is notable for its unique architecture and two huge gopurams which stand at 160–170 feet (49–52 m) and 200–210 feet (61–64 m). The temple gopurams are adorned with intricately carved statues depicting scenes from Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Bhagavata. The construction of the temple began in 1889 when brothers Dwarampudi Subbi Reddy and Rami Reddy donated land and built a small temple with wooden idols of Rama and Sita. A larger temple was built in 1939. The two gopurams were constructed in 1948–50 and 1956–58.
The temple is also known as ‘Chinna Bhadradi‘ or the ‘Little Bhadrachalam’. It is one of the two most popular Rama temples in Andhra Pradesh along with Kodandarama temple in Vontimitta. Sri Rama Navami is the most prominent festival celebrated at the temple and features an annual wedding ceremony of Rama and Sita. Other important festivals celebrated at the temple are Vaikunta Ekadasi and Vijayadasami.