The Akundi (Akondi) family which first settled in Choudantivalasa village, installed around the year 1700, a wooden cradle with the deity’s pictures carved on wood that was brought from their native temple at Kesanakurru in Konaseema (East Godavari District) after due process of purification ceremonies.

Thus the first temple of Sri Maha Kameswari that had come up on the bank of big lake on the outskirts of the village was a temporary structure. This temple structure used to be weathered out leading to reinstallation till a permanent temple was constructed between the years 1936-40. Expansion of the temple by construction of closed hall adjoinjng the temple besides some facilities, took place in the year 1982. Since then devotees voluntarily came forward now then to make further improvements /facilities.