Padmavathi Temple, Tiruchanoor

Getting there

• By air

  Tirupati airport is near Renigunta, about 15 km from Tirupati. It has direct flights to Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, New Delhi and Bengaluru.

• By train

  Tirupati is a major, well-connected railway station. Tiruchanoor is about 5 km from Tirupati, so continue by road.

• By road

  Tiruchanoor lies about 5 km from Tirupati town. Many pilgrims visit it on the way to Tirumala, which has direct buses from Chennai, Bengaluru and Vellore.

Book and check

Official pages only. We do not sell darshan passes or tours.

• Book sevas and darshan on the TTD portalttdevasthanams.ap.gov.in

Rules to know

• Traditional dress is required for sevas, and TTD's dress code names a saree, half-saree or churidar with upper cloth for women, and a dhoti or pyjama with upper cloth for men.
• TTD's seva notes say cell phones and electronic items are not allowed.
• Report half an hour before a booked seva begins.
• Seva tickets can be booked in advance on the TTD website.

Why devotees come here

Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple stands at Tiruchanoor, about 5 km from Tirupati, and is run by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. Padmavathi is the consort of Venkateswara. Pilgrims traditionally visit her here before they climb to Tirumala.

Padmavathi is worshipped as a form of Lakshmi, and Tiruchanoor is where tradition says she took birth on earth. The temple pages of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams tell of Lakshmi leaving Vaikuntha after Sage Bhrigu struck Vishnu's chest. She is said to have prayed for twelve years by a pool near the Swarnamukhi river. In the thirteenth year she rose from a golden lotus, on the Panchami of Karthika.

Another telling says King Akasharaja found a baby girl inside a lotus while ploughing for a yagna. He named her Padmavathi. When she grew up, Venkateswara came looking for her, and the two were married. TTD says the temple was built in the time of Tondaman Chakravarthi, her elder brother.

The Padma Sarovaram, the temple tank, is held to be where the lotus bloomed. Devotees traditionally bathe there before darshan. The temple has a five-tier gopuram with seven golden kalashas. The small Krishna Swamy shrine in the same compound is the oldest, with records dating to 1221 CE.

Festivals

• November or December; 5 to 14 December in 2026Karthika Brahmotsavam

  About ten days of processions, ending with the holy bath at Panchami Teertham.

• Last day of the BrahmotsavamPanchami Teertham

  The Chakra Snanam is held in the Padma Sarovaram and draws very large crowds.

• MayVasantotsavam

  The spring festival of the temple.

• SeptemberPavitrotsavam

  An annual festival listed on the TTD sevas page.

Tips for your visit

• Expect larger crowds during the Brahmotsavam, and plan for the Panchami Teertham day to be the busiest.
• Friday has a special schedule: Suprabhatam at 3:30 AM, then Abhishekam from about 5:30 AM.
• Plan Tiruchanoor first and Tirumala after, as tradition suggests.
• On Panchami Teertham, TTD asks devotees to be patient and bathe at any time of the day.

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