Agastheeswarar Temple, Thondavada, Tirupati, Andhra
Pradesh
Agastheeswarar Temple is a
Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Thondavada in Chandragiri
Mandal near Holy Town of Tirupati in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. The Temple
is situated at the confluence of three rivers Swarnamukhi, Bhima and Kalyani.
Presiding Deity is called as Agastheeswarar and Mother is called as
Maragathavalli / Vallimata. This is one of the five ancient Shiva temples on
the bank of Swarnamukhi River. The nearby village was named Thondavada by the
kings of Chandragiri, as it was the place used as a rest house for visitors and
keeping elephants also.
Legends
Shiva Linga in this Temple is
believed to be installed by sage Agastya.
The
Temple
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Temple
Opening Time
The Temple remains open from 6.30
AM to 1.30 PM and 3.30 Pm to 7.30 PM.
Pooja
Timings
·
Suprabhatham
(6 AM to 7 AM)
·
Sarvadarsanam
(7:00 AM to 7.30 PM)
Connectivity
The Temple is located at 850 meters from Thondavada Bus
Stop, 3 Kms from Chandragiri Bus Station, 5 Kms from Chandragiri Railway
Station, 11 Kms from Tirupati Railway Station, 12 Kms from Tirupati Central Bus
Station, 21 Kms from Renigunta Railway Junction, 26 Kms from Tirupati Airport,
62 Kms from Chittoor, 141 Kms from Chennai and 155 Kms from Chennai Airport.
Tirupati city is well connected to major cities through national and state
highways. APSRTC is the
state-owned service, which operates buses to various destinations from Tirupati bus station complex. Tirupati is in close proximity with the states
of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Hence, buses
from KSRTC, TNSTC and SETC also operates their services.
There is also private transport which operate in the city.
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