Kalyana Venkateswara Temple – A Place of Worship for All
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The Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Temple is an ancient Hindu temple that is located at Srinivasamangapuram in Tirupati.
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Referring to Kalyana Venkateswara, the temple is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu.
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The Archaeological Survey of India categorizes the temple as an Ancient monument of National importance.
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The Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Temple is considered almost as sacred as the Tirumala Temple.
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This temple is significant for newlywed couples, as the name indicates.
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First, the newlyweds offer prayers in this temple, as it is the place where Lord Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy with Goddess Padmavathi Devi stayed for six months after their wedding.
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From 1967 to 1981, the temple was under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
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Venkateswara, the presiding deity of the temple, is referred to as Kalyana Venkateswara.
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The deity is facing west and is in standing posture with four hands out of which one is in varada mudra and holding a chakra and the right two hands are in kati mudra and the other is holding conch
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The temple also hosts the deities of Sri Ranganatha swamy and Lakshmi Narayana swamy.