KALYANAVENKITESA PERUMAL TEMPLE,NARAYANAVANAM, NEAR PUTTUR, CHITTUR DISTRICT- ANDHRAPRADESH-Compiled
PART2-CONTINUED FROM PART 1 Legend in nutshell As per legend, Narayanavanam was the capital of King Akasraja, who was ruling this region. The daughter of Akasaraja, who ruled thisregion, was born here. She was enchantedby the beauty of the Perumal and married her. After the marriage, Padmavati Thayar's brother built thistemple. The stone machine where Padmavati Thayar ground flour forher wedding is still there in this temple. Poojas Daily rituals are held as per Vaikanasa Agama. 1 Suprabhatham 06:00 am – 06:30 am 2 Suddhi , TomalaSeva 06:30 am – 07:00 am 3 Koluvu, Archana 07:00 am – 07:30 am 4 First Bell 07:30 am – 08:00 am 5 Sarva Darshan 08:00 am – 10:00 am 6 Second Bell 10:00 am – 10:30 am 7 Sarva Darshan 10:30 am – 01:00 pm 8 Temple Closed 01:00 pm – 03:00 pm 9 Temple Open 03:00 pm – 08:00 pm 10 Sarva Darshan 03:00 pm – 05:30 pm 11 Night Bell 05:30 pm – 06:30 pm 12 Sarva Darshan 06:30 pm – 07:45 pm 13 Ekantha Seva 07:45 pm – 08:00 pm 14 Temple Closed 8:00 pm Narayanavanam Temple Timings might change on festival days. Narayanavanam TempleDarshan Timings Morning Hours: 7:00 am to 1:00 pm Afternoon hours: 3:00 pm to 8:pm Darshan duration: 20 to 30 mins during weekdays. 30 to 45mins during weekends. Narayanavanam Temple Timings might change on festival days. Seva Details Daily sevas 1 suprabatham one 5.00am 4.00 am (on Friday) every day 10/- 2 thomala seva one 6.30am 8.30 am (on Friday) every day 10/- 3 sahasranamaarchana one 7.30 am every day 10/- 4 nithyabhishekam- permanent two 11.00 am everyday 500/- 5 arjitahbrahmotsavam two 12.30 pm every day 100/- 6 archana &harathi one during sarva darshanam everyday 5/- 7 special entrance one duringsarva darshanam every day 5/- 8 ekantha seva one 8.00pm every day 10/- 9 vedaaseervachanam two during sarva darshanam everyday 516/- Weekly sevas 10 swarnapushparchana Two 09.30 am Tuesday 516/- 11 astothara satakalasa abhishekam Two 08.30 am Wednesday 516/- 12 thiruppavadaseva One 08.30 am Wednesday 516/- 13 abhishekam One 06.00 am Friday 500/- 14 vastralankaraseva Two 06.00 am Friday 7,000/- Monthly sevas 15 unjal seva (birthstar of lord sravana nakshtram) Two 5.30 pm sravana nakshtram 116/- Annual sevas 16 sakshatkaravaibhavam July 17 vasanthotsavam(per day) Two during May /June 516/- 18 pavitrotsavam(per day) Two during October/ November 516/- 19 pushpa yagam Two March 516/- permanent sevas 20 saswatha nithyaarchana The grihastha of the permanent sevas will be allowed toparticipate in nithya archana 1650/- Note: Pilgrims, who wish to perform abhishekam are requestedto obtain the seva tickets at least one day in advance at Sri KalyanaVenkateswara Swamy temple, Srinivasa Mangapuram, Tirupati. For further details,please contact Temple no-0877-2264588. You can also contact TTD Call Centre . Festivals Annual Brahmotsavam is conducted in the mainVenkateswara Temple here as well as in Veerabadhra Swami and Sri AvanakshammaTemples. Navaratri celebrations are also held in theAvanakshamma Temple. At the end of Sankranthi every year, Giri Pradakshinam (i.e., circumambulationof the Hill) is held and the Utsava moorthis of Sri Parasareswara Swami and SriChampakavalli Ammavaru, Sri Agastheeswara Swami and Sri Markathavalli Ammavaruare taken in procession. Some more details about the temple There is a multi-storied Raja gopuram and it is believed thatKing Krishnadevaraya had built it during his tenure. There are separate SubShrines for Goddess Padmavathi Thaayar, Andal, Rama and Sri Ranganayakalu. Opposite to this there is a Hanumanor Anjaneya Swamy Temple and both the Temples are supposed to be Prayed oneafter the other in tandem. Ata short distance from the Temple there is a Temple Tank where float festivaland other boat festivals are conducted during the Brahmmothsavam. What is the specialityof Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy temple? As the name indicates, this temple carries significance fornewlywed couples. Newlyweds offer prayers first in this temple as this is theplace where Lord Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy with Goddess Padmavathi Devi stayed for six months,just after their wedding. This ancient temple which is under the control of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)is maintained by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams since 1967 and utsavams andrituals in this temple are being performed since 1981. Today, Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy temple is consideredsacred, next to Tirumala temple. Those who are unable to make it to Tirumalacan have darshan of Lord Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy to fulfil their wish. As the name indicates, this temple carries significance fornewlywed couples. Newlyweds offer prayers first in this temple as this is theplace where Lord Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy with Goddess Padmavathi Devistayed for six months, just after their wedding as ordained sage Agasthya. After celebrating His marriage with Goddess Padmavathi, LordVenkateswara did not return to Tirumala hills. But instead he visited the sageAgasthya's ashram to seek blessings. Over the wish of sage Agastya, Lord Venkateswara along withHis consort stayed at his humble ashram which has now become the famous temple.The divine couple stayed here for six months. While returning to the Tirumala temple, Lord Venkateswarablessed the place with two boons-. 1. The newlyweds and elderly who are not able to visitTirumala can get the same benefits through visiting Sri Kalyana VenkateswaraSwamy Temple. 2. A devotee who takes part in the Kalyana utsasvam and tiesa ‘kaappu’ on their hand, can find their best, most beloved life-partner orfind new happiness from their existing relationship. The temple is very well maintained. The temple tower is 7stories high. Inside the temple there is a shrine of Andal Nachiyar, SitaLakshmana along with a shrine of Rama and a shrine of Renganathar. How to reachNarayanavanam Sri KalyanaVenkateswara Swamy Temple? Temple is located at a distance of 37 Km from Tirupati andNearest Railway Station is at Puttur, which is about 5 km. Tirupati airport(Renigunta) is the nearest airport to Narayanavanam. 1) A.P.S.R.T.C Direct buses are available from Tirupati toNarayanavanam Temple 2) Buses to Puttur orNagari are be available at frequent frequency.You should get down at Puttur Bypass and from Puttur Bypass it is 5 Km toNarayanavanam Temple. Administration The temple at present is being administered by TirumalaTirupati Devasthanams. Contact Telephonenumbers : 08577 264417, 9393939150, 08577 224417 and 097862 83207 About Narayanavanam Narayanavanam is a small village in Chittoor District ofAndhra Pradesh close to Tamil Nadu. The former name of Narayanavanam was Narayanpuram and the Pallavas toocalled it as Narayanapuram only. In olden days Narayanavanam was believed to be the capital of theKingdom of Karvetinagar. The Temple is supposed to have been built in the year1541. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/980918155.533925.1754295813872%40mail.yahoo.com.
