Therani

Therani
Village
Therani
Therani

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 13°18′42″N 79°33′21″E / 13.311667°N 79.555833°E / 13.311667; 79.555833Coordinates: 13°18′42″N 79°33′21″E / 13.311667°N 79.555833°E / 13.311667; 79.555833
Country  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor district
Talukas Nagari
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN AP-517592
Nearest city Tirupati, Chennai
Lok Sabha constituency Chittoor - (Reserved for SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency Nagari

Therani is a village in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The village is home to a 500-year-old Vaikuntanatha temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.[1] Located amidst the hills of Nagari, it offers a view of the jagged peaks of the famous Nagari Nose of the southernmost portions of the Eastern Ghats.

Origins and history

Sri Vaikuntanatha Swamy Temple and the village of Therani ("near to a river") came into existence late in the 15th Century – around 1490s CE, on the banks of Kushasthali River, near Nagari. It was offered as a Srothriyam ( grants for the keepers of the Vedas ( srutis )) Grant temple in favor of Shri Nadathur Srinivasachari - from the familial lineage of Nadathur Ammal. The theo-philosophical affiliation is with Sri Vaishnavism - also known as Sri Sampradaya.

The formation of the village – Therani, a temple for the personal deity – "Vaikuntanatha Swamy" and associated grants of land and material effects, were enunciated in a HukumNama ( royal order ) from the Adil Shahi dynasty – through Shri KrishnaDevaRaya's royal kingdom and his subordinate KarvetiNagaram Raja.

The temple (Pancaratra Agama) remained under the aegis of the Therani Nadathur family (Munitraya SwayamAcarya Paramapara) for worship, aradhana and religious studies of the hereditary family members involved in Shastraic and Vedic pursuits.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ancient temple springs back to life". The Hindhu. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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