Sri Kalyana Venkateswaraswami Temple

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India /Andhra Pradesh /Chittoor /Tirupati

Sri Kalyana Venkateswaraswami Temple is set at Srinivasa mangapuram, at 10 km distance from Thirupati to the west of Thirumala Hills. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Sri Kalyana Venkateswaraswami Temple, The Lord Vishnu known as by totally different names is extremely beautifully delineate as Venkatesa swamy at the Srinivasa mangapuram temple at Thirupati. Now the Srinivasa mangapuram temple wears a festive look with plantain trees and festoons and ‘nadaswaram’ and ‘kettimelam’. Daily, a wedding ‘utsavam’ is conducted by a devotees.

Sri Kalyana Venkateswaraswami Temple

HistoryEdit

The story of Sri Venkatesa swamy, who married Padmavathy Thaayaar at Narayanapuram with the cash he borrowed from Kubhera. When the wedding ceremony was over, venkateswara swamy visited the ashram of Agasthya, located at the banks of river Swarnamuki near Chandragiri Hills on the way to Thirumala. Agasthya created the new married couple stick with him for 6 months, telling that new married mustn’t climb a hill for 6 months. Sage Agasthya was very blessed to possess venkateswara swamy as his guest. once venkateswara swamy left when six months, He gave 2 boons to His devotees – 1st, people who cannot climb the Thirumala for His ‘darshan’ might visit the ‘sthala’ at the bottom of Thirumala and that they would get constant profit. Second, those waiting for wedding would wed if they tie a ‘kaappu’ on their hand during the ‘kalyan urchav’ celebration here as a result of it had been the place wherever Lord Venkateswara stayed together with his consort directly when wedding. The shrine got the name Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy temple due to the explanation that the Lord stayed here directly when His wedding.

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Best Season to VisitEdit

September to March.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1 to 2 hours.

Ticket Required : No Edit

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Guide Required : No Edit

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Dress Code (If Any) : Yes Edit

Dress Require: A woman devotee can wear saree or a chudidar with chunni, whereas a male devotee can wear dhoti or lungi with uttareeyam or kurta-pyjama. A simple shirt and trousers are also allowed, but it would be ideal if men wear dhoti and uttariyam. Other than these traditional dresses, no other outfits like bermudas, T-shirts, jeans, shorts and other Western-style dresses are permitted.

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How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Taxis are also available here.

Bus : APSRTC buses connect all towns in Andhra Pradesh with Tirupati. Tamil Nadu public transport corporation buses connect many cities in the state with Tirupati. KSRTC buses connect many cities in Karnataka with this holy city. The city has a wide network of inter state and inter city buses. Bus stops can be found all over the city from where you can catch a bus to your desired location.

Train : Tirupati Main is a major railway station and has five platforms and presently undergoing modernization. Tirupati is well connected to major cities across India especially Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi, Quilon, Trivandrum and Hyderabad. It is also connected by Chennai sub-urban railways in North-western line. Renigunta junction which lies on the busy Chennai – Mumbai rail corridor, is 15 km away from Tirupati city. Tirupati is starting point of many trains including, Tirupati-H. Nizammudin AP sampark kranti express, Hari priya express, Narayanadri express, Venkadadri express, Rayalaseema express. Recently, a double decker intercity express was introduced between Tirupati and Kacheguda.

Air : Tirupati Airport is located 15 km from the city center and has flights to Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, New Delhi. Additionally the airport offers flights to Coimbatore, Kolkata, Mumbai. The closest international airport is located in Chennai, (Chennai International Airport) which is 130 km (81 mi) from Tirupati. The Tirupati airport is not yet upgraded to an International airport.

Others : By Autorickshaw : Autos can easily be hailed from the streets. However the former is more expensive as compared to the latter.

By Foot : Tirupati is comparatively a small city, just 16 km, and some of its areas can be easily explored on foot. In fact the religious temples and some other holy places can only be explored on foot.

Things to CarryEdit

Carry Extra locks for your vehicle as well as rooms.

Safety / WarningEdit

Do not Wear inappropriate clothing.
Do not Consume alcohol.
Do not Eat Meat, Egg and Fish (non-vegetarian food) Considered as Meat in Hindu religion.
Do not Wear flowers – all flowers are for the Lord only.
Do not Spit or litter or create any kind of nuisance.
Do not Carry mobile phone/camera/pager/video camera etc. while going for darshan. They are banned inside the temple (inner) sanctum.
Smoking is also not allowed in Tirumala.
Before purchasing any product confirm the price from local people.