Sri Venkatachalapathy Swamy Temple – Krishnapuram

 

Sri Venkatachalapathy Swamy Temple is located at Krishnapuram Village in Tirunelveli district of Tamilnadu State.

Venkatachalapathy is this temple's main deity, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The sanctum houses the image of Venkatachalapathy in standing posture 4 ft (1.2 m) and is made of granite sporting four arms. Two of his arms hold the conch and Chakra, while the other two sport Abayamudra and Kadahasta.

 

Venkatachalapathi Temple has 5 tiered Rajagopuram the temple's gateway tower is 110 ft. (34 m) tall. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple occupies an area of 1.8 acres and is surrounded by a granite wall. The temple is a storehouse of Nayak architecture and has a Teppakulam. 

 

The statue of Venkatachalapathy in a standing position with four arms is kept in the sanctum. His four arms are adorned with the Abayamudra and Kadahasta, while two of them are holding the Sankhu and Chakra. For the goddesses Sridevi and Bhudevi, there are separate sannadhis in the prakaram. There are a lot of halls in the temple namely the Pandal Mandap, Vahana Mandap, Ranga Mandap, and Jeeyar Mandap.

 

The two biggest festivals celebrated in the temple with great fanfare are the 11-day Brahmotsavam in Purattasi (September–October) and Vaikunda Ekadasi (December–January).

 

Temple Timings

6.00 am to 11.00 am

4.00 pm to 11.00 pm

 

How to reach the Temple

13 km from Tirunelveli

 

Nearby Temples

Tirunelveli, Sri Mannar Rajagopala Swamy Temple – 15 km

Srivaikuntam, Sri Kailasanathar Swamy Temple – 26 km

Tirunelveli, Sri Nellaiappar Temple – 32 km

Athalanallur, Gajendra Varadaraja Perumal Temple – 62 km