Nature of the Place: Temple / heritage village
Ramayana Relevance — What Happened Here: Jatayu fought Ravana during Sita's abduction and fell mortally wounded before informing Rama.
Ramayana Reference / Textual Context: Aranya Kanda
Sthala Purana / Local Tradition and Present Identification: The event is explicit, but Lepakshi is one of several competing locations. The name is popularly explained through Rama's call to the bird, though this etymology is traditional.
What a Pilgrim Can See: Veerabhadra Temple, Jatayu-related sculpture and heritage monuments
Temple / Site Timings: Opening hours and access conditions may change. Prefer a daylight visit for outdoor, hill, cave, forest and coastal sites, and reconfirm locally before travel.
Contact: Contact the temple office, district tourism office or local site administration shortly before travel; telephone numbers are intentionally not printed where a stable official number could not be verified.
| Category | Ramayana Places |
| address | Main road, Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh 515331 |
| state | Andhra Pradesh |
| district | Lepakshi |
| city | Lepakshi |
| area | Lepakshi |
| pincode | 515331 |
