Nagalapuram

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?Nagalapuram Andhra Pradesh • India
Nagalapuram
Coordinates: 13°24′00″N 79°46′60″E / 13.4, 79.7833
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 64 m (210 ft)
District(s)	Chittoor

Coordinates: 13°24′00″N 79°46′60″E / 13.4, 79.7833 Nagalapuram is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ^[1]

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Vedanarayana Swamy Temple 3.1 Annual Festival 3.2 Temple Management 4 References

[edit] Geography

Nagalapuram is located at 13.4000° N 79.7833° E.^[2] It has an average elevation of 64 meters (213 feet).

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 avatara of Vishnu, who saved the four vedas from Somakudu and returned to Brahma.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Temple Management

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

[edit] References