Nagalapuram

Nagalapuram
Nagalapuram
—  village  —
Nagalapuram
Location of Nagalapuram
in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates 13°24′00″N 79°47′00″E / 13.4000°N 79.7833°E / 13.4000; 79.7833Coordinates: 13°24′00″N 79°47′00″E / 13.4000°N 79.7833°E / 13.4000; 79.7833
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District(s) Chittoor
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

• 64 metres (210 ft)

Nagalapuram (Telugu: నాగలాపురం) is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.[1]

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Geography

Nagalapuram is located at 13°24′00″N 79°47′00″E / 13.4000°N 79.7833°E / 13.4000; 79.7833.[2] It has an average elevation of 64 meters (213 feet).

History

Nagalapuram, is a small town 70 km south east of Tirupati. This village was designed during Sri Krishnadevaraya reign in the memory of his mother. The town has a very famous temple of Vedanarayana swamy.

Villages under this mandal

  • Beerakuppam
  • T.P Kota
  • T.P Palem
  • Gollavari Kandriga
  • Kadivedu
  • Vajjavari Kandriga
  • Janikapuram
  • Rajula Kandriga
  • Vaddi Palem
  • S.S Puram
  • Vellore
  • Bayata Kodimbedu
  • Adavi Kodimbedu
  • Nandanam
  • S N Kandriga
  • L N Kandriga
  • Surutupalli
  • Vembakam
  • Kottakadu
  • Gopalapuram
  • Krishnapuram
  • Ramagiri
  • Kalenjeri
  • J B K Puram
  • Dwarakanagar
  • AchamaNaidu Kandriga

Vedanarayana Swamy Temple

Temple reflects the vijayanagara architectural style Vedanarayana swamy idol facing west. Temple has got 4 big gali gopuralu. The sanctum sanctorium has Vedanarayana swamy with his consorts sridevi and bhoodevi on either side. This is a Matysa Avatar of Vishnu, who saved the four vedas from Somakudu and returned to Brahma.

Annual Festival

Temple brahmostavam comes on Shukla Dwadasi, Trayodasi and Chaturdasi of Phalguni masam (telugu calendar). Temple architecture is done in such a way that during these three days, the sun rays fall on the main deity feet, navel and fore head between 1800 hrs and 1815 hrs respectively.

Temple Management

The temple is under TTD. There is daily TTD bus service from Tirumala to Nagalapuram and other temples.


History

This temple town is built at the time of Srikrishna Deva Raya Regime on remembrance of his mother Nagala Devi. Hence it became Nagalapuram.

Financial Servicies


References

  1. ^ "List of Sub-Districts". Census of India. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/. Retrieved 2007-04-12. 
  2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics.Nagalapuram

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