ferry from oakland to san francisco About 75km from Puttaparthi is Lepakshi, site of the Veerbhadra Temple (admission free). The town ge

Vizag s well-organised RTC Complex (%2746400) has frequent bus services to Vijayawada (deluxe/Volvo 250/530, eight/seven hours) and, in the afternoon, Hyderabad ( superluxury / Volvo 470/870, ferry from oakland to san francisco 14/12 hours).

About 75km from Puttaparthi is Lepakshi, site of the Veerbhadra Temple (admission free). The town gets its name from the Ramayana: when demon Ravana kidnapped Rama s wife, Sita, the bird Jatayu fought him and fell, injured, at the temple ferry from oakland to san francisco site. Rama then called him to get up; Lepakshi derives from the Sanskrit for Get up, bird.