Kalyana Venkateswara Temple

Getting there

• By train

  Puttur lies on the Mumbai to Chennai railway route, 2 km from the temple.

• By road

  The temple is 45 km south of Tirupati and 2 km east of Puttur. Buses to the temple town leave from Puttur.

Why devotees come here

Kalyana Venkateswara Temple in Narayanavanam town, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, is dedicated to Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu. It is one of the few temples where Venkateswara and Padmavathi are seen together in one complex. Local tradition ties the site to their wedding.

Tradition holds that Venkateswara married his consort Padmavathi at this place and then moved to Tirumala. The district tourism page says Padmavathi was the daughter of Akasha Raju and that the couple were married here. Local legend also calls Narayanavanam the capital of King Akasaraja, who ruled this region.

The town is known for this temple. The temple was established in 1541 AD and was extended in later times. The district page says Padmavathi's brother built two temples, one here and one in Tirumala, to mark the wedding. Inside the complex are four small shrines, for Padmavathi, Andal, Prayaga Madhava and Varadaraja, and a small Garudalwar shrine at the entrance.

Five more temples in the complex are dedicated to Parasareswara, Veerabadhra, Sakthi Vinayaka, Agatheeswara and Avanakshamma. Few temples let you see Venkateswara and Padmavathi together in one complex, and this is one of them.

Tips for your visit

• The main shrine and the side shrines sit in one complex.
• A small Garudalwar shrine stands at the entrance, in front of the sanctum.

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