Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Temple - Narayanavanam
Lord Sri Venkateswara swami facing the East direction. A Dasavatara band adorns his waist. A garland of
Salagramas adorns his shoulders as also the conch and the discus.
Goddess Padmavathi Devi is the
consort of Lord Venkateswara.
Here we can
observe the main deity carrying a hunting sword in his hand.
When Lord Srinivasa came to
the forest for hunting saw Padmavati playing with her friends, fell in love
with her, and married her here and so the place came to be called
‘Narayanapuram’. As it was Sri Narayana himself who incarnated as a bridegroom
to marry Padmavati here, then the place is known as ‘Narayanavanam’. God named
as Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy. Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy temple is facing the East
direction and is built in the Vijayanagar style of architecture.
The main Raja Gopuram of the
temple was built by emperor Krishnadeva Raya. It has seven tiers and looks
beautiful as it rises to a height of 150 feet. The second Gopuram was built by
Veera Narasimha Deva Yadavaraya. This has three tiers and is topped by Kalasas.
In front of the main temple, a huge Dwajasthambam can be seen. It is completely
sheathed in brass and the main entrance had been gold plated. There is a Garuda
Mandapam, in which Garudalwar is seen facing the sanctum of the Lord.
A Mud Fort was built here
during Narayana Raju’s reign.
The Temple Tank is a short
distance from the place where the Theppostvam takes place every year.
Similarly, Brahmotsavam is also celebrated.
Narayanavanam was once the
capital of the Karvetinagar Surya Vamsa Rajas. It is the place where Lord
Venkateswara Swamy married Goddess Padmavathi Devi. Padmavati Devi is the daughter
of a King named Akasaraju. She fell in love with Lord Venkateswara Swamy and married him. After their marriage in Narayanavanam, Goddess Padmavathi's brother constructed this temple. Near Padmavathi Devi Temple you can see a big
stone on which turmeric paste used in the marriage was ground.
Akasa Raju was the ruler of
this town. His brother Thondaman Chakravarthy covered it. This was the place
where the parents-in-law of Tirumalesa resided. Akasa Raju was born in
Narayanavanam, which was childless tilled land in preparation for performing a
Yagna there. Thondaman was his brother. He found the baby Padmavathi in a
thousand petalled lotuses. So he thought that it was no longer necessary to
perform yagna and took the baby home. She grew up as Padmavati Devi (part of
the story is also mentioned in the ‘Srinivasa mangapuram’ section). Padmavathi was
brought up in Narayanavanam. Moreover, it was here the marriage of Lord
Venkateswara was celebrated. All three crores of deities came to see the
marriage celebrations of Lord Venkateswara. Siva and His Ganas who came were
especially enamored by Narayanavanam. Mother and son Vakula Mata and Srinivasa
obtained land to build an Ashram instead of which they made the promise of the
first worship, first offering, and first darshan to Varaha Swamy and lived
happily there. One day an angry elephant created havoc on the Ashrama.
Srinivasa got onto the back of a wild horse and chased the elephant. The
Elephant made him trail to the flower garden which was far away on the
outskirts of Narayanapuram where he saw Padmavati taking a stroll in the
garden. Padmavathi and Srinivasa fell in love with each other. They were formed in their resolve to get married. Mother Vakula negotiated, Sage Narada
mediated, and the Swami went in the guise of an Erukalasani, a soothsayer, to the
King's quarters.
Temple Timings :
6.00 am to 6.30 am – Suprabatham
6.30 am to 8.30 am –
Suddhi,Thomala,Koluvu, Archana
8.00 am to 10.00 am –
Sarva Darshan
10.00 am to 10.30 am – 2nd
bell
10.30 am to 11.30 am –
Kalyanotsavam
10.30 am to 5.30 pm –
Sarva Darshan
5.30 pm to 6.30 pm – Night
bell
6.30 pm to 7.45 pm – Sarva
Darshan
7.45 pm to 8.00 pm –
Ekanta Seva
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