Like in the past 225 years, the eagle has kept its date with Raghunayaka temple at Chadalavada near here. It flew round the temple at 11.02 a.m. on Tuesday as thousands of devotees went into a frenzy watching the spectacle.
The bird has been visiting the temple during kalyanotsavam celebrated on "chaitra bahula vidiya" (eight days after Sri Rama Navami) every year for the last 225 years as per records available in the temple.

The temple priests claim that every year for the last two centuries the eagle has been circling the temple before the marriage of the deity. This year the marriage was performed at 11.25 am by head priest Sripathi Gopala Krishnamacharyulu amid chanting of "Govinda, Govinda" by devotees, who had come here from across the state to take part in the 226th Kalyanotsavam.

Chadalavada is a small sleepy village on the banks of the Gundlakamma on the Ongole-Chirala Road. Many legends surround the village. The temple has a recorded history for the last 1,000 years. According to stone inscriptions found in the temple, it was once called Chaturvatika as Lord Rama had divided the Vanara sena into four parts and directed them to go in four directions searching for Sita.

Significantly, the Lord appears in the temple facing the South. He has Sita on his right side and Lakshmana on his left side in the temple. Archakas used to bring water in a vessel from Gundlakamma every day for abhishekam in the temple. Even though the river changed its course and moved away from the temple, archakas still bring water in a vessel every day from a well making the temple unique for its "binde theertham"  told Chandrasekhara Avadhani, Vedic scholar at the temple. Here Garuda Seva is celebrated on 'chaitra pournami' and Seetharamula Kalyanam on 'chaitra bahula vidiya' between 9.30 a.m. and noon when the eagle visits the temple. The event attracts huge crowds all over the state and the neighborhood.