Tiruchanur, Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sri Padmavati Ammavaari Temple
Also known as: Tiruchanur Temple, Alamelumangapuram, Ammavari Sannidhi
VaishnavismShaktismPilgrimageHistorical TempleAlamelu MangaPadma SarovaramTirumala ConsortKartheeka BrahmotsavamGolden Lotus
Tirumala Srivari dharmapatni Sri Padmavati Ammavaari divya kshetram idi. Tirupati ki daggara unna Tiruchanur lo ee temple koluvai undi. 'Alamelumangapuram' ani kooda dhenni pilustharu. Ammavaaru ikkada swayamga velasaru ani bhakthula nambika. Tirumala Venkateswara Swamy vari darshanam chesukunna prathi okkaru ikkadiki vachhi Ammavaari aashissulu pondhadam ondu acharam.
Primary DeityGoddess Padmavati (Ammavaru)Form of Incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi
TraditionHinduism (Vaishnavism / Vaikhanasa Agama)
AdministrationTirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)
Historical ManagementEe devasthanam charithra chala purathanamainadhi. Chola, Pallava mattu Vijayanagara raajulu ee temple ni abhivruddhi chesaru. Prasthutham idi Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) dwara chala prathishtathmakanga nirvahinchabadthundhi.
The History
Puraanala prakaaram, Lord Vishnu (Venkateswara Swamy) Lakshmi devi kosam vethukuthoo Srinivasa avatharam lo bhoolokaniki vachharu. Lakshmi Devi 'Padmavathi' ga Akasha Raju kumarthega Tiruchanur lo janmincharu. Ee prantham lo unna 'Padma Sarovaram' lo Ammavaaru udbhavincharu ani cheptharu. 11th century nundi ee temple gurinchi shashanalu (inscriptions) labhinchayi.
Sacred Architecture
Dravida Shailiya Adbhutham
Ee temple classic Dravidian architecture lo kattabadindhi. Temple mundhu unna 'Padma Sarovaram' chala pavithramainadhi. Temple gopuram paina unna carvings mattu pillared halls (Mandapams) Vijayanagara shailini prathibimbisthayi. Ammavaari garbhagruham chala prashanthanga, bangaru aabharanaltho adbhuthanga untundhi.Legend of the Deity
Akasha Raju puthrakameshti yagam chesthunna samayam lo, nagali tho bhoomini thavvuthundaga bangaru thamara puvvu (Golden Lotus) lo oka paapa kanipinchindhi. Aa paape Padmavathi. Venkateswara Swamy tho vivaham ayyaka, Ammavaaru ikkadiki vachhi tapasu chesi, bhakthulanu anugrahinchadaniki ikkade velasaru ani legend chepthundhi.
Worship & Rituals
Vaikhanasa Agama paddhathi lo poojalu nadeyuthayi. Ikkada 'Kumkumarchana' chala visheshamainadhi. Ammavariki arpinchina kunkuma ni prasadam ga theesukunte sowbhagyam kaliguthundhi ani nambika. Prathi roju Ammavariki 'Unjal Seva' (Ooyala seva) chala manoharamga jaruguthundhi.
Janapada nambike prakaaram, Ammavaaru prathi roju Tirumala nundi vachhe Srivari nivedyam kosam edhuru chusthu untaru. Ammavaari kanti choopu thodai unte jeevitham lo dheniki lothu undadhu ani bhakthula gatti nambika. Inka oka vishesham entante, Padma Sarovaram lo unna neeru chala medicinal properties unnayani, adi Ammavaari udbhavasthalam kavadam valla aa neeruki antha shakthi vachhindhi ani cheptharu.
Janapada nambike prakaaram, Ammavaaru prathi roju Tirumala nundi vachhe Srivari nivedyam kosam edhuru chusthu untaru. Ammavaari kanti choopu thodai unte jeevitham lo dheniki lothu undadhu ani bhakthula gatti nambika. Inka oka vishesham entante, Padma Sarovaram lo unna neeru chala medicinal properties unnayani, adi Ammavaari udbhavasthalam kavadam valla aa neeruki antha shakthi vachhindhi ani cheptharu.
Festivals
Varshada doddadaada festival Kartheeka Brahmotsavam. Ee samayam lo jarige 'Panchami Teertham' chala prasiddha. Aa roju lakshadhi janaru Padma Sarovaram lo pavithra snanam chestharu. Vara Lakshmi Vratham mattu Navarathri kooda ikkada chala grand ga jaruguthayi.
⏳ Daily Schedule
Darshana Samayam: Daily morning 5:00 AM nundi rathri 9:00 PM varege.
(Note: Fridays Ammavariki chala vishesham, aa roju crowd ekuvaga untundhi. Abhishekam mattu Kumkumarchana lanti special poojala kosam mundhu ga ticket book chesukovali.)
(Note: Fridays Ammavariki chala vishesham, aa roju crowd ekuvaga untundhi. Abhishekam mattu Kumkumarchana lanti special poojala kosam mundhu ga ticket book chesukovali.)
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Associated Shrines
Tirumala Venkateswara Swamy Temple
Divine Consort Shrine
Srivari darshanam tharuvatha thappakunda Ammavarini darshinchukovali ani kshethra puranam heluthundhi.
Sri Govindaraja Swamy Temple, Tirupati
Regional Vaishnava Circuit
Tirupati city lo unna doddadaada Vishnu temple idi.