Vishakhapatnam/ Vizag
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Pet cemetery
As of 2026
Umamaheswara.Rao, April 5, 2026: The Times of India
Visakhapatnam : Paw prints in stone. A seaside patch in Visakhapatnam. It is a place where tails once wagged, where fetch and footsteps linger in memory, where every headstone reads like a final pat and a promise — “Until I meet you in the afterlife…” Along a sandy stretch near Appughar — a beachfront leisure zone on the city’s northeastern coast — rows of modest grey memorials honour the cherished pets who crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Loving owners have turned this shoreline into a resting place for their beloved dogs, mar-king graves with inscriptions that read like letters to family. “May you return to us.” “You left paw prints on our hearts.” “Chinnoda malli ravali (little one, you should be born again).” “Missed beyond measure.” “My hardest goodbye.”
Across cultures and centuries, dogs have been humankind’s most loyal compa-nions — a bond that outlives time. Here, that devotion takes form in sand and stone. Families speak of reunion in another life. Some call their pets “beloved daughter”, “brave boy”, “brother in spirit”, “Chinni Krishnudu (little Krishna)”.