Nandavaram is a village in the Banaganapalle mandal of the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India.This village is famous for the temple of Chowdeshwari.It is believed that Chowdeshwari devi came from Varanasi to Nandavarm through an underground passage within 1 day. The temple was built by King Nandana Chakravarthy.It is said that the actual deity that was present in the temple was so fearful to watch with the human eye and the powerful aura it carried made many a heart fail on seeing it.