Andhra Natyam - Nava Janardanam-GuruKalakrishna

Navajanardanam of East Godavari district, which was presented in the nine temples of Lord Janardana. We like to mention that it was performed for nearly 400 years till the temple dance worship was banned. The nine temples where Navajanadanam was presented are at 1) Mandapeta 2) Kadiyam 3) Dhavaleswaram 4) Kapileswarapuram 5) Alamuru 6) Jonnada 7) Madiki 8) Kotipalli 9) Korumilli. There is one more temple in Pithapuram by the name Kunti Madhava where it was also presented. All these temples are in East Godav