Temples to Visit

About Temples

Temple is not only a centre for spirituality but also a centre for good health. Health means a state of complete physical, mental and social well being. All these three states of health can be had together by a person who visits a temple often.

Temple is a holy place where God is present in idol form. Hence everyone should take bath and wear clean and healthy clothes. This serves the scientific purpose of keeping one’s body clean and healthy.

If we can observe every step by step activity that can be taken place at/in a temple with keen interest, several amazing scientific reasons will arise in our minds.

The three states of health (i.e., physical, mental and social) are interlinked to one another. The lack of any one of this, health can affect remaining two. Positivism is a seed for social health. Temple is a treasure house for this positivism.

A regular visit to a temple let a person absorbs more of this positive energy.

Alamelu Mangapuram - Tiruchanur

Tiruchanur, also known as Alamelumangapuram, located about 5 kms from Tirupati is also an ancient sacred place. The Temple of Sri Padmavathi Devi, the consort of Lord Venkateswara is situated in this place. It is said that the visit to Tirumala is fruitful only after a visit to Sri Padmavathi Devi Temple at Tiruchanur.

Therefore, after visiting the temples at Tirumala and Tirupati, the pilgrims proceed to Tiruchanur to worship Goddess Padmavathi Devi. The sacred tank adjoining the Padmavathi Devi Temple is called Padma Sarovar. The legend is that the Goddess revealed Herself on a lotus in this sacred tank.

Sri Govindarajaswami Temple

This temple is situated at the foot of the Tirumala Hills. It is an ancient town associated with the Vaishnava preceptor, Sri Ramanuja. He founded Govindaraja Swamy temple in 1130 A.D. and started a small settlement round it and named it Tirupati.

Sri Govindarajaswami Temple is very near to Tirupati Railway Station. The Deity Sri Govindaraja is in a reclining pose. There are shrines of Sri Andal, Sri Parthasarathi, and Sri Venkateswara in the Temple

Sri KodandaRama Swamy Temple

This Temple dedicated to Sri Rama is situated within a distance of about a kilometre from Tirupati railway station. The temple was built to commemorate the visit of Sri Rama, Lakshmana and Sita to Tirupati, while returning from Lanka. According to inscriptions, the temple was built by one Narasimha Mudahan for the benefit of Saluva Narasimha in sixteenth century.

Sri Kapileswara Swami Temple

This shrine for Lord Siva is located at about 3 kms from Tirupati town. As Kapila Maharshi installed the Sivalinga here, the deity is called Kapileswara and the Tirtham is known as 'Kapilatirtham'.

Temples in Tirupati

Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is the most notable temple for being the world's richest Vaishnavite temple of Lord Venkateswara. Beside Venkateswara Temple, the city is known for many other ancient temples, such as

  • Padmavathi Temple at Tiruchanur,
  • Govindaraja Temple,
  • Kapileswara Temple at Kapila Theertham,
  • Thathayyagunta Gangamma Temple of Goddess Gangamma is the Gramadevata of Tirupati,
  • Sri Kodandaramaswami Temple etc.

Below are main and important temples to visit in Tirupati. However, there are much more and they will be listed soon.

VaradaRaja perumal Swamy

Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple

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Kodanda Rama Swamy Temple, Tirupati

Sri Kodandarama Swamy

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