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Ankamma Talli festival is celebrated for two days on the day of Vinayaka Chavithi and the next day also will be celebrate on the day of vinayaka chavithi night at 8'O clock the programme called Ankamma seva will start. If  we went to ankamma talli holy history. In the AD 1563 Ankamma Talli Goddess stone sttue had appear in the Epurupalem Village. It is now situated in Prakasam District she although would be as a goddess in the 19th century, people does no about her. In the year of 1922 suddenly one day evening small houses and huts would be burned at that time. The Giant fire  would have had burned entire epurupalem village. At that time one hut is remained to burn. two tamarind trees had burned and fallen on one hut at this time also the hut had not damaged and not burned. god is worshipped in different forms and different names and in different places what temple situated in epurupales as well as same Ankamma devara temple as it is situated in the Macherla Temple situated in Guntur. 

They are usually located at the outskirts of the villages. Sometimes Madan is painted on the pillar and sometimes he is represented in sculpture form, but frequently those pillars are only white, daubed with red marks. When Madan is represented iconographically, he is usually standing in a threatening position, carrying weapons (club, sword, cleaver, whip) in both hands.


Pothuraju is one of avatar of Vishnu. He is considered as guardian angel in some parts of India. Potharaju is a village diety who kills the evil powers. POTHARAJU is considered to be the brother of mother goddess, who always dances before the Palaharam Bandi (cart carrying bonalu) taken on to the streets of Ashadam. Thousands of these Potharajus literally dance their way to the temple followed by thousands of cheering people. `Potharajus' dance to the tunes of drumbeat. Pothurajus are priest who worship Lord Pothuraju. The Potharajus, apart from acting as priests in the Jogini system also participate in the `Ooru Panduga', the village festival, where they are forced to slit the throat of tender lamb with their teeth. It is said the Potharajus grow their hair and never cut it in their lifetime claiming that all the divine powers are in their hair. 

 
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