Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Srinivasa Mangapuram

The ancient temple of Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy is located in Srinivasa Mangapuram, about 12 km to West Tirupati in Tirupati district.

The story goes that after Lord Venkateswara’s wedding to Padmavathi, the daughter of King Akasa Raja, He set off to go to Tirumala. But en route, the Lord and his divine consort stayed over at his new mother-in-law’s home. Since He stayed in Mangapuram, the village came to be called as Srinivasa Mangapuram. As He was leaving, Venkateswara stopped by to visit Sage Agasthya at his hermitage nearby. Agasthya blessed the newlyweds and then told them that there was a saying that newlyweds must not climb any hills for the first six months. He invited Venkateswara and Padmavati to stay with him for that period. The newlyweds decided to accept Agastya’s humble invitation and stayed at the ashram for the next six months.

After six months were over, Lord Venkateswara and Padmavati were ready to return to Tirumala. But before leaving the ashram, Venkateswara made two promises. One was for people who, due to some disability, would not be able to climb the hill and take His darshan at Tirumala, they could visit this temple at the base of the hill. The second was for people getting ready to enter grihastashrama (i.e. get married). Venkateswara promised that those who witnessed the Kalyanotsavam at Tirumala will always get a good spouse. With this boon, Venkateswara Swamy became known as Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy.

The idol of Lord Venkateswara in Mangapuram temple is taller than the one at Tirumala and is said to be more attractive. It is said that Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy here is a mirror image of Sri Venkateswara in Tirumala.

Historical reference:

The ancient temple of Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy was ruined in 1324, during the reign of the Sultans. The inscriptions on the temple quote that Tallapaka Chinna Tirumala Acharya, the grandson of poet-sage Annamacharya, renovated this temple during the 16th century. It was maintained by the Tallapaka family for a long time. Later, it came under the administration of the Archaeological Department, Government of India. Finally, in 1967, it came under the control of TTD.

Srinivasa Mangapuram (Sri Kalyana Venkateshwara Swamy Temple) Timings

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