Vedanarayana Temple, Nagalapuram

Sri Vedanarayana temple or Matsya Narayana Temple is a Hindu-Vaishnavite temple situated at Nagalapuram town in Chittoor District, of Andhra Pradesh state, India. The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu in the form of Matsya(fish) avatar and is referred to as Matsya Narayana or Veda Narayana. This is one of the fewer temples in India where Vishnu is depicted in Matsya avatar, the first incarnation of Dashavatara. ^[1]

Raja gopuram at vedanarayana Temple, Nagalapuram

Administration

The temple is being administered by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.^[1]

Significance

The Temple is famous for Surya Pooja Utsavam,considered as an astronomical marvel.^[2] During this festival the sunrays will directly fall on the presiding deity Vedanarayaana in the Garbhagriha for three days of a year.^[2][1] The Sunrays travel a distance of 360 feet starting from Temple Tower(Goupuram) towards Garbha griha in the evening. On first day the rays will stop at foot of the Deity, second day on Navel and third day on Crown.^[2][1]

Festivals

Surya Pooja Utsavam is one of the important festivals in the temple during which the rays of Sun directly fall on to the presiding deity in Garbhagriha which is facing west during evening before sunset.^[1]

See also

• List of Temples under Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams(TTD)

References

Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh
Anantapur	Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi
Chittor	Tirumala Venkateswara Temple Srikalahasteeswara Temple Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple Padmavathi Temple, Tiruchanur Alipiri padala mandapam Govindaraja Temple, Tirupati Kapileswara Temple, Kapilatheertham Kodandarama Temple, Tirupati Kalyana Venkateswara Temple, Srinivasamangapuram Vakula matha Temple, Perur Surya Narayana Temple, Tiruchanur Prasanna Venkateswara Temple, Appalayagunta Vedanarayana Temple, Nagalapuram Ardhagiri Temple Boiyakonda Gangamma Temple Konetirayala Temple, Keelapatla Palli Kondeswarar Temple, Surutapalli Kulandeshwara Temple
East Godavari	Chalukya Kumararama Bhimeswara Temple Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Antarvedi Neelakanteshwara Temple, Antarvedi
Guntur	Amaralingeswara Temple Kotappakonda Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
Kadapa	Kodandarama Temple, Vontimitta Pushpagiri Temple Complex Gandi Anjaneya Temple Narapura Venkateswara Temple, Jammalamadugu
Krishna	Jaladheeswara Temple Kanaka Durga Temple Paritala Anjaneya Temple Andhra Maha Vishnu Sri Peddintlamma Temple
Kurnool	Yaganti Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple Kambagiri Koulutla Chenna Kesava Temple Sangameswara Temple Mantralayam
Nellore	Ranganatha Temple, Nellore Kodandarama Temple, Buchireddipalem Penchalakona
Prakasam	Gangamma Temple, Dhenuvakonda Tripurantakam
Srikakulam	Arasavalli Sun Temple Mukhalingam
Visakhapatnam	Balighattam Nookambika Temple Simhachalam Temple Padmanabham Panchadharla
Vizianagaram	Ramatheertham Punyagiri
West Godavari	Ksheerarama Somarama Kotasattemma Temple Veerabhadra Temple