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| image_caption = Pillar at Baruva, constructed to commemorate a 1917 shipping accident<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Srikakulam district|Srikakulam]]<br />
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'''Baruva''' is a village and a beach resort located near [[Sompeta]] in [[Srikakulam district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. It is located at 18.53N 84.35E.,<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Baruva.html Falling Rain Genomics.Baruva]</ref> at an average elevation of {{cvt|10|m}}. The [[Mahendratanaya River]] merges into the [[Bay of Bengal]] at this place. This village is situated at a distance of 109 KM from Srikakulam town, the district headquarters.<br />
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Baruva was used as a seaport in the era of [[British India|British]] colonial rule in India up to 1948. In July, 1917, a ship carrying goods sank in the sea. To commemorate this incident a pillar was constructed.<ref>[http://www.ap.gov.in/aptourism/themes/leisure/beaches_vishakapatnam_bottom.html A.P.Tourism.Baruva Beach] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222901/http://www.ap.gov.in/aptourism/themes/leisure/beaches_vishakapatnam_bottom.html |date=30 September 2007 }}</ref> The harbor is closed, but the old lighthouse stood until 2000.<br />
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==Tourism==<br />
<ref>https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2811_PART_A_DCHB_SRIKAKULAM.pdf</ref><ref>https://srikakulam.ap.gov.in/eco-tourism/</ref><br />
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* The swampy sea shore, locally called "beela", is well known for duck shooting and fishing.<br />
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* The famous Sri Kotilingeswara Swamy and Janardhana Swamy temples are here.<br />
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* The river Mahendra Tanya merges into sea at this place. Thousands of people take sea bath during festival days, especially in "Karthikam" (November–December) every year.<br />
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* Baruva was once a seaport. Two obelisks, one white and the other black, of fifty feet height above the sea level, mark the seaport.<br />
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* The large grooves of coconut trees and green paddy fields make the place picturesque.<br />
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==Transport==<br />
[[Baruva railway station]] is located on [[Howrah]]-[[Chennai]] mainline. Passenger trains that run from [[Palasa]] towards [[Khurda]] Road station halt at Baruva station.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Srikakulam district]]<br />
[[Category:Maritime history of India]]</div>CleanupBot