Dwaraka Tirumala Temple

Getting there

• By train

  The nearest railway station is Bhimadolu, and express trains stop at Eluru.

• By road

  APSRTC buses run to the Dwarakatirumala bus station from Eluru, Rajamahendravaram, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada, Chintalapudi, Jangareddygudem, Bhimadole, Hyderabad and Bhadrachalam.

Why devotees come here

Dwaraka Tirumala Temple is a Venkateswara temple in Dwaraka Tirumala, a census town in Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh. Locals often call it Chinna Tirupati, meaning mini Tirupati. It is a pilgrimage centre for Hindus.

Venkateswara is worshipped here, and the temple is a pilgrimage centre for Hindus. The census town sits in Dwaraka Tirumala mandal of the Jangareddygudem revenue division, in Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh.

One news report calls the temple China Tirupathi, the abode of Venkateswara in West Godavari. Statues of Garutmantha and Anjaneya were added at the temple, along with sculpted art that shows its history. The temple has also constructed guest houses for pilgrims, according to the same report. Devotees also donated a six-seat battery car to carry elderly and disabled pilgrims to the temple.

An older news report describes a weeklong Brahmotsavam in the Telugu month of Vysakha. It mentions a celestial wedding of the deity and a chariot festival. That report gives May 20 for the wedding and May 21 for the chariot festival.

Festivals

• Vysakha month (Telugu calendar)Brahmotsavam

  A weeklong festival with a celestial wedding of the deity and a chariot festival, according to an older news report.

Tips for your visit

• An older news report says an 80 feet ghat road was built to ease transport for pilgrims.
• The same report says the temple lists bathing ghats, Kalyana Mandapams, Kalyanakatta, Aniveti Mandapam, Cow Protection Hall and Central Stores among its arrangements for pilgrims.

Questions people ask