Dammakka Dream:


Her Dream --One night Pokala Dammakka had strange dream, in which she saw a saint, taking bath in the river Godavari and coming towards her. He sprinkled water on the ground near the deity, when, the materials for worship of the Lord, sprung up and he worshiped the deity with those divine flower. When he stretched his hand towards palmyrah tree, which was nearby, a fruit fell into his hands and he apperared the fruits as Nivedyam to the Lord. The sage who was on other than Bhadra blessed Pokala Dammakka in the vision and said "you will be devoid of hunger and thirst. you are no other than amsa of my mother Menaka and thus you are blessed that you are first among the mortals to have the Lord's Dharsan. If you continue to offer Nivedana of this Palmyrah fruit,daily, to the Lord, till such time that a great devotee comes to continue the worship and constructs a temple for Lord Rama you will be free from hunger of thirst and attain salvation like myself and be one with him". The sage vanished and the dream melted.

Pokala Dammakka, following the sage's advice revealed her dream and experiences to Gopanna. Who came upto Palvancha, as Tahsildar, for the area sometime. As a mark of respect for her great services to the Lord, she is given a share among the Pujaris and even today, the archakas enjoy the officiating the share of Pokala Dammakka, whenever the Hundi is opened. we can see Pokala Dammakka under the Palmyrah tree offering the fruit to Lord Rama as Nivedana in the sculpture on the Kalyana mantapam.