Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vari Devasthanam

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple is located on a small hill at Tirumalagiri in Jaggaiahpet, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. Jaggaiahpet is 75 km from vijayawada. Lord Venkateswara swamy is the preceding deity in this temple. Sri Venkateswara Swamy is also known as Namala Venkateswara Swamy. There is a foot print of Sri Venkateswara Swamy on the hill on the way to the temple.
The idol is in the shape of “Anthill” with 12 namams hens the temple is called Tirumalagiri Namamula Konda and is believed Self manifested. Sri Swamy Kalyana Mahostvam is celebrated every year during Chaitra Suddha Paurname. Huge number of devotees visit the temple from near by villages and parts of the other state to take part in the celebrations.

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Devastanam at Tirumalagiri Mythological Significance of the place
The mythological story of the temple at Tirumalagiri is ver interesting. It is a believed that there is an Ashromam (Gattu) in the form a hill named after Bharadwaja on the other side of the river Krishna at Mukhtyala Village in Jaggaiahpeta Mandal. This is, in fact, located in Madipadu in Guntur District.

Once upon a time Rishi Bharadwaja performed an austere penance seeking to see Lord Sreemannarayana as he thought that He is the Omnipotent, and the Omniscient and he can fulfil the aspirations of human beings. Having pleased at his penace the Lord appeared on the hill of Tirumalagiri in the shape of “Anthill” with 12 namams. It is a splendid manifestation.

Later Rishi Bharadwaja felt very much happy and brought water from the Krishna and performed “Abhishekam” and pooja since then the recitation of “Bharadwaja Gothrams” has been going on along with daily worships. The Kalyana Mahostvam is being celebrated every year during Chaitra Suddha Paurname. Devotees visit the temple in large numbers from various parts of the state and take part in the celebrations.

There in “Koneru” in the form of the foot of the Lord and it in indeed thrilling to look at and influences the devotees. Another beliefs in that an anjaneya Swamulu in guarding the Lord Venkateswara round the hill and its rules of the area in Malleswara Swamy. In the premises of the temple of the temple of the Swamy in also “Varaaha Swamy”. The temple in kept open every day from the sunrise to the sunset. After the sunset no devotee ventures to climb up the hill to have the darshan of the Lord. This is a brief stores of the Almighty here and the devotees wonder at it when they hear it.