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Padmavathi Temple, Tiruchanur

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Country
  
India

Primary deity
  
Padmavathi

Architectural style
  
Dravidian architecture

Locale
  
Tiruchanur, Tirupati

State/province
  
Andhra Pradesh

District
  
Chittoor district

Number of temples
  
4

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Proper name
  
Sri Padmavathi Ammavari temple

Telugu alphabet
  
శ్రీ పద్మావతి అమ్మవారి ఆలయం

Important festivals
  
Brahmotsavam, Panchami Teertham, Varalakshmi Vratam

Similar
  
Kapila Theertham, Govindaraja Temple - Tirupati, Kalyana Venkateswara Temple, Govinda Raja Swamy T, Natural Arch - Tirumala

Padmavathi Temple is the temple dedicated to Goddess Padmavathi or Alamelumanga, the consort of Lord Venkateswara. The Temple is situated in Tiruchanur, at a distance of 5 km from Tirupati in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The Temple is being administered by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.

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Deity

Padmavathi (or Alamelumanga) is the main deity of the temple. Padmavathi is the incarnation of goddess Lakshmi and is consort of Lord Venkateswara. The deity is facing towards east.

Padmasarovaram

Padmasarovaram is the Temple tank of Sri Padmavathi Temple. It is believed that Goddess Padmavathi manifested in this Tank in golden Lotus flower(padmam) on ‘Sukla Paksha Panchami’ day in the Kartheeka masam.

Festivals

In Padmasarovaram, Chakra Snanam will be held on last day of Annual Padmavathi Brahmotsavams (Panchami Teertham) which will witness lakhs of Devotees taking a dip in the holy waters.

Other Temples in Complex

Sri Krishna Swamy Temple and Sri SundararajaSwamy Temple are sub-temples within the Padmavathi Temple. Sri Krishna Swamy Temple is the earliest of the temples inside the temple complex. As per evidence this temple came into existence in the 1221 AD. Sri Sundararajaswamy Temple came into existence into 16th Century and is dedicated to Sri Varadaraja Swamy and his consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi. There is also a temple dedicated to Lord Suryanarayana opposite to Padmasarovaram(Temple Tank). This deity of this temple is believed to installed by Lord Venkateswara.

References

Padmavathi Temple, Tiruchanur Wikipedia