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{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Gudem Gutta Shree Satyanarayana Swamy Temple
| native_name = గూడెం గుట్ట శ్రీ సత్యనారాయణ స్వామి దేవాలయం
| native_name_lang = te
| established = {{start date and age|1964}}
| founded_by = Govardhana Perugia
| deity = Lord [[Shree Satyanarayana Swamy]]
| image = Gudem Gutta Shree Satyanarayana Swamy Temple.jpg
| caption = Gudem Gutta Shree Satyanarayana Swamy Temple
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Telangana]]
| district = [[Mancherial]]
| map_type = India Telangana
| map_caption = Location in Telangana
| coordinates = {{coord|18.905898591918866|N|79.17227989661839|E|display=inline,title}}
}}

The '''Gudem Gutta Shree Satyanarayana Swamy Temple''' is a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] temple, located on a hill ({{lang|te-Latn|gutta}}) in Gudem Village, part of [[Dandepalle, Mancherial district]],
on the banks of the holy river [[Godavari River|Godavari]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About us – Satyanaarayana swamy temple gudem gutta |url=https://mancherial.telangana.gov.in/tourist-place/gudem-gutta-satyanaraya-swami-temple/ |access-date=1 February 2025}}</ref>
It is dedicated to [[Vishnu|Lord Vishnu]], "God of truth" ({{lang|te-Latn|Shree Satyanarayana Swamy}}).

It is also called as "[[Telangana]]'s [[Satyanarayana Temple, Annavaram|Annavaram]]" as [[Annavaram]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] state which is famous for [[Vishnu|Shree Satyanarayana Swamy]] Temple. '''Gudem Gutta Shree Satyanarayana Swamy Temple''' is one of the most famous temples of [[Telangana]] State.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025 |title=About Telangana tourism – Gudem Gutta Shree Satyanaarayana Swamy Temples Mancherial Dist |url=https://tourism.telangana.gov.in/divine-destinations/GudemSatyanarayanaSwamyTemple}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 February 2025 |title=uniquely telangana site – Gudem Gutta Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Temple |url=https://uniquelytelangana.in/hindu-sites/gudem-sri-satyanarayana-temple/}}</ref>

== History ==
The hill was used to be called as "Ratnadri hill". In 1964, Shree Satyanarayana Swamy ([[Vishnu|Lord Vishnu]]) appeared in the dream of a devotee called Govardhana Perumandla Swamy of Gudem village and said that he was on the Ratnapu Chevula hill. He went on to that hill and he found the idols of Shree Satyanarayana Swamy and the idols were anointed with the waters of the holy [[Godavari River]]. Locals say that then the temple was built. The temple was built on the day [[Shukla paksha|Shukla]] (or Shuddha) [[Dashami]] in the month [[Magha (month)|Magha]] of year Krodhi (one of the Hindu years called [[Samvatsara]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 November 2021 |title=Telangana Temple: తెలంగాణ అన్నవరానికి కార్తీకశోభ.. కిక్కిరిసిన ఆలయం.. ఎక్కడంటే.. |url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/telangana/devotees-are-flocking-to-telangana-annavaram-goodem-gutta-in-manchiryala-district-adb-vb-1092958.html |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=telugu.news18.com |language=te}}</ref>

== Festivals ==
For every year on [[Kartika Purnima|Karthika Pournami]], Jatara is held at the temple.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=16 November 2021 |title=Gudem temple is an ideal destination in Karthika masam |url=https://telanganatoday.com/gudem-temple-is-an-ideal-destination-in-karthika-masam |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=Telangana Today |language=en}}</ref> As part of this horoscope, the temple organizers perform [[Satyanarayana Puja|Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=12 November 2019 |title=దండేపల్లి సత్యనారాయణ స్వామి సన్నిధికి పోటెత్తిన భక్తులు |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/telugu/telangana/state/mancherial/kartikamasa-poojalu-in-dandepally-satyanarayana-swamy-temple/ts20191112171542766 |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=te}}</ref>

For every 12 years, [[Godavari Maha Pushkaram|Godavari Pushkaralu]] is held in the holy [[Godavari River]] whose banks are situated near Gudem Gutta Shree Satyanarayana Swamy Temple.
[[File:View of Rayapatnam Bridge over Godavari river from Gudem Gutta.jpg|alt=View of Rayapatnam Bridge (NH-63) over Godavari River from Gudem Gutta|thumb|View of Rayapatnam Bridge ([[National Highway 63 (India)|NH-63]]) over [[Godavari River]] from Gudem Gutta]]

[[File:Gudem Gutta.jpg|thumb|Gudem Gutta near [[National Highway 63 (India)|National Highway-63]]]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://mancherial.telangana.gov.in/tourist-place/gudem-gutta-satyanaraya-swami-temple/ About us – Satyanaarayana swamy temple gudem gutta]
* [https://tourism.telangana.gov.in/divine-destinations/GudemSatyanarayanaSwamyTemple Gudem Satyanarayana Swamy: Telangana Tourism]
* [https://telugu.news18.com/news/telangana/devotees-are-flocking-to-telangana-annavaram-goodem-gutta-in-manchiryala-district-adb-vb-1092958.html Telangana Temple: తెలంగాణ అన్నవరానికి కార్తీకశోభ.. కిక్కిరిసిన ఆలయం.. ఎక్కడంటే..]
* [https://telanganatoday.com/gudem-temple-is-an-ideal-destination-in-karthika-masam Gudem temple is an ideal destination in Karthika masam]
* [https://www.etvbharat.com/telugu/telangana/state/mancherial/kartikamasa-poojalu-in-dandepally-satyanarayana-swamy-temple/ts20191112171542766 Devotees throng the presence of Lord Satyanarayana Swamy in Dandepalli – Karthikamasa pujas at Lord Satyanarayana Swamy Temple in Dandepalli]

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