Near Rajamahendri is a famous railway station. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati notes that the present Rajamahendri City is located on the northern bank of the Godavari. At the time when Ramananda Raya was governor, however, the state capital, which was known as Vidyanagara or Vidyapura, was located on the southern side of the Godavari, at the confluence of the Godavari and the sea. That was the part of the country which at that time was known as Rajamahendri. North of Kalinga-desa is Utkalinga, or the state of Orissa. The capital of southern Orissa was known as Rajamahendri, but now the location of Rajamahendri has changed.