Sri Kurmam is a village near Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. It is located approximately 13 km east of Srikakulam town near the sea. It is in the Gara mandal of Srikakulam district. Srikurmam Kurmanathaswamy Temple (also known as Srikurmam temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Kurma avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, who is worshipped as Kurmanathaswamy, and his consort Lakshmi, worshipped as Kurmanayaki. According to Hindu legend, the presiding deity is believed to have manifested here in the form of a tortoise-shaped idol upon the wishes of Swetha Chakravarthi. Brahma then consecrated the idol with Gopala Yantra. The temple is famous for ancestor worship. Srikurmam is the only Indian temple in the world where Vishnu is worshiped in his Kurma avatar. The cancellation depicts Gopuram of the temple.