Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Thondamanadu, Sri Kalahasthi, Andhra Pradesh

Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Thondamanadu, Sri Kalahasthi, Andhra Pradesh

Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located at Thondamanadu village near Sri Kalahasthi and Tirupati in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. This temple was taken over by TTD in the year 2008 and all the Kainkaryams are done as per the tenets of Pancharathra Agama.

Legends

According to temple legend, Thondaiman Chakravarthy used to go to Tirumala frequently to worship Lord Venkateswara Swamy. As years passed by, due to his age he was unable to reach Tirumala and prayed to Lord for darshan. Moved by his devotion, Lord Venkateswara blessed him and granted a boon and appeared in his house along with Sridevi and Bhudevi. Thondaiman Chakravarthy constructed a temple for the Lord and his two consorts here and paid his tributes everyday till his last breath.

History

The Temple was believed to be built by Thondaiman Chakravarthy, the brother of Akasaraja. Thondaiman constructed big tank near the Temple which accumulates the water from Akasaganga of Tirumala. Thondaiman made arrangements to perform the Abhishekam Karyams to the Lord with this water only. This temple was taken over by TTD in the year 2008.

The Temple

The Temple is east facing with three tiered Rajagopuram. Presiding Deity is called as Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy. Lord here can be seen in Abhaya Hastha posture, indicating that the Lord will come to the rescue of the devotees. Another unique aspect of this Temple is Lord is in sitting posture along with his consorts Sri Devi and Bhu Devi.

The significance of this ancient temple is that the Structure of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple is like “Ananda Nilayam” of Tirumala Temple. Since Thondaiman constructed Ananda Nilayam at Tirumala, here at Thondamanadu, also the construction of Temple gopuram was constructed in similar structure. The Lord was called 'VeetilIrndurai Perumal' because of the appearance in the house.

Temple Opening Time

The Temple remains open from 06:00 am – 12:30 pm and 04:00 pm – 07:30 pm.

Connectivity

The Temple is located at 6.5 Kms from Sri Kalahasti Railway Station, 9 Kms from Srikalahasti, 10 Kms from Sri Kalahasti Bus Stand, 32 Kms from Tirupati Railway Station, 32 Kms from Tirupati Central Bus Station, 22 Kms from Renigunta Railway Junction, 22 Kms from Tirupati Airport, 37 Kms from Naidupeta, 47 Kms from Puttur, 56 Kms from Nagalapuram, 58 Kms from Tada, 103 Kms from Chittoor, 125 Kms from Chennai and 137 Kms from Chennai Airport.

Sri Kalahasthi is well connected to major cities through national and state highways. APSRTC is the state-owned service, which operates buses to various destinations from  Sri Kalahasthi bus station complex. Sri Kalahasthi 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. The Temple is situated on Tirupati to Sri Kalahasthi Route.

Location