Venugopalaswamy Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Tirupati Airport lies off National Highway 71 at Renigunta, about 14 km from Tirupati city.

• By train

  Puttur town lies on the Mumbai-Chennai railway route. Its station has trains to Tirupati, Chennai and Bengaluru.

• By road

  The temple is 58 km from Tirupati city and 12 km from Puttur town.

Why devotees come here

Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple stands at Karvetinagaram in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. It is a Hindu-Vaishnavite temple where Krishna is worshipped as Venugopala, whom believers regard as the eighth incarnation of Vishnu.

Believers regard Krishna, worshipped here as Venugopala, as the eighth incarnation of Vishnu in the Dasavatharam. The temple is dedicated to him, and its worship is Hindu-Vaishnavite. Sarangapani, an early 18th century Telugu poet, wrote many songs in praise of Venugopala swamy in the Padam tradition.

King Venkataperumal of the Venkataraja dynasty built the temple. In the garbhagriha, the inner sanctum, Venugopala swamy is enshrined with his consorts Rukmini and Satyabhama at the sides of the main deity. The statues were brought from Narayanavanam Temple.

The complex also has subshrines to Rama with Sita and Lakshmana, and to Anjaneya, Parthasarathy, Renuka Parameshwari and Avanakshamma. Karvetinagaram lies in Chittoor district, one of the eight districts of the Rayalaseema region in Andhra Pradesh.

Festivals

• Celebrated hereKrishna Janmastami

  The temple celebrates Krishna Janmastami, along with Utlotsavam and Brahmotsavams.

• Celebrated hereVaikuntha Ekadasi

  The temple also celebrates Vaikuntha Ekadasi.

• Celebrated hereUgadi and Sankranti

  Both are on the temple's festival list.

Tips for your visit

• The Hindu reported this temple among those readied for Vaikuntha Ekadasi, a festival the temple also celebrates.
• Puttur railway station has the code PUT and sits on the Chennai, Gudur and Renigunta line, with trains to Tirupati and Chennai.

Questions people ask