AP: On the occasion of Maha Shivaratri, there will be heavy security at Patti Seema ( pattisam) tomorrow. Around 550 police personnel and revenue personnel will be on high alert. The Endowment Department has completed all the arrangements. Punts have been set up in Godavari for the convenience of devotees. Continuous surveillance with CCTV cameras.
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AMARAVATI: On the occasion of Maha Shivaratri, the Pattisam (Pattiseema) Veerabhadra Swamy Temple, a temple of great glory like the Kashi Punya Kshetra, is located in Pattisema, West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Tomorrow, on the day of Shivaratri, lakhs of devotees will have the opportunity to visit this temple and Regarding the darshan of the devotees.
The Andhra Pradesh government has made huge security, bandobast, and arrangements in coordination with the police, revenue, and endowment officials. District Collector K. Vetriselvi, SP K. Pratap Sivakumar personally inspected the temple and made appropriate suggestions to the temple Executive Officer Ch. Venkatalakshi.
Following the instructions of the authorities, the orders of the endowment authorities and the government regulations, the EO Venkatalakshi is continuously inspecting pin to pin the arrangements of the temple and taking appropriate steps to ensure that the devotees have darshan, pilgrimage and prasad without any problems. Appropriate instructions and advice were also given to her temple staff in this regard.
More than 550 police personnel are making security arrangements for the Pattiseema temple, and additional revenue personnel are also participating. The police have appealed to the government to use the Puntes in Godavari river for the convenience of the devotees and have darshan of the deity.
Historic Temple Pattisam (Pattiseema)
Pattiseema Temple, also known as Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple or Veereshwara Swamy Temple, is a historic Hindu shrine dedicated to Veerabhadra (an angry form of Shiva) and Goddess Bhadrakali, located on an island in the Godavari River near the village of Pattisema in the history of Andhra Pradesh.
In the Skanda Purana, Veerabhadra emerged from Shiva’s hair to destroy Dakshina’s yagna after the self-immolation of Sati; he washed his weapon (Pattisa) in the Godavari and named the place Pattisema (Pattiseema). The Puranas state that its structure was built by Vishwakarma, while historical records date it to the 12th–14th century during the reign of the Reddy kings.
It is one of the Pancha Kashi Kshetras and houses Bhavannarayanan Swamy, Sita Ramabhadra Swamy and other sub-kshetras, which can be reached only by boat.
Shivaratri festival arrangements Maha Shivaratri falls tomorrow, February 15, 2026; Eluru District Collector K. Vetri Selvi, Superintendent of Police, has directed temple authorities and endowment officials to ensure the comfort of devotees in this riverside area.
Amidst the expectation of lakhs of visitors, as in previous years, essential arrangements have been made for facilities like adequate boats, life jackets, swimmers for safe entry, queuing systems and medical assistance.
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