Parasurama Temple Attirala History Attirala is mentioned in the epigraphs as Artirevula, Araturevula and Araturela.  In two Tamil inscriptions, the village is called Thiruvarattorai. It is called Mackenzie Manuscripts as Attirala, Hattirala and Hatyarala. Attirala is the name of a tree, So attirala is indicative of trees. Legend of Parasurama …

Sree Veerabhadra Swamy Temple Rayachoti Special Feature It is a wonder in the temple that the Sun rays fall on Sree Veerabhadra Swamy for five days in the month of March. Rays start from the feet on the first day and go upward each day and touch the faces on …

Gandi Kshetram Anjaneya Swamy Temple located on the right bank of Papagni river. In Telugu, Gandi means a narrow valley with a running river.  Sri Ramakrishna Ananda Swamy of Bhumananda Ashram had given the name of Gandi Kshetram to this place. Temple is located in Veerannagattupalle Village, Chakrayapeta Mandala, Kadapa …

Sri Chennakesava Swamy Temple Tallapaka is located 100 km from Tirupati and 4 km from Rajampeta. Tallapaka is the birthplace of the great poet Sri Annamacharya (1408 – 1503). According to legend, this temple was constructed by Matti Raja and this is of 1000 years old Temple. To mark the …

Sri Malleswara Swamy Temple at Kotrakona village of Gangadhar Nellore, Chittoor District. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and was built by Chola kings during the 11th century.  This temple came under external attacks during the 12th and 13th century. There is mention of inner prakarams, Vimanagopuram, Rajagopuram and …

Pushpagiri Temple is a divine Advaitha Kshetra in Vallur Mandala, Kadapa District. Sri Jagadguru Sankaracharya Pushpagiri Mahasamsthanam (Pushpagiri Peetam) is located in this village. This is only Advaita Mutt in Andhra Pradesh. Temple is located on the banks of Pennar river. This place was said to be mentioned in the Valmiki’s …

Devuni Kadapa is also called as Tirumala Tholi Gadapa, where Tholi means First and Gadapa means Entrance step. Devuni Kadapa means Entrance to Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy. Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Swamy Devasthanam This is temple is under the maintenance of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. As time passes the name Gadapa turned …

Chakra Theertha Mukkoti Chakra Theertha Mukkoti observed in Tirumala on 23rd Nov. Chakra Theertham is located 3 km to the Northwest of the Tirumala Temple. According to Skanda Purana, Lord Maha vishnu sent His Sudarsana Chakram here to destroy the demons. Bath in Chakra theertham would prosper life in every way. …

Sri Prasanna Varadaraja Swamy Lakshmipuram Kuppam History Lakshmipuram gained the popular after the arrival of Sriman Chakravarthy Varadacharya Swamy from Sri Mushanam in South Arcot District, who is believed to have found this temple in the village about 1000 years ago. The Swamy is believed to have originally installed the …

Baireeswara Swamy Punganur, Old Shiva Linga installed in the middle of the forest. Rudrabhishekam to this Shiva Linga during Karthika Masam is most auspicious. This Shiva Linga was installed by Pindinagaram Peethadhipathi. Devotees from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka travel thru forest area to perform special poojas during Karthika Masam. Karthika …