Baruva in Sompeta Mandal is situated at a distance of 109 kms from Srikakulam town. The famous Sri Kotilingeswara Swamy and Janardhana Swamy temples are located at this place. There is a coconut nursery and a coir industry located here. The river MahendraTanaya merges into the sea at this place. Thousands of people take sea baths during festivals. Baruva was once an important seaport. Two obelisks, one black and the other white, of fifty feet height above the sea level, mark the seaport. 

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