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CHENNAKESAVA SWAMY TEMPLE

Veldurthy, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India

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God

The main deity of the temple is known as Chennakesava Swamy. Here Lord is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - April to June (38 °C during day and 22°C during night)Average - May (33.7 °C during the day and 25 °C during night)Lowest - October to February (26 °C during day and 17 °C during night)Monsoon season - June to September

Dress Code

  • For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
  • For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
  • Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

  • Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
  • Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.
  • Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
  • Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name Distance Contact Number
APSRTC BUS STOP YERRAGUNTLA
16.7 KM 0866-2570005
Yerraguntla Junction Railway Station
17.8 KM 9100992897
Tirupati International Airport
191 KM 0877-2275354

Architecture

Chennakesavasvami Temple is facing towards South direction and has a wooden dhavajastambha of about twenty feet is in front of the Mukamandapa. The walls of Garbhagriha are plain and Garbhagriha is square on plan. The doorway two sides dvarapala figures of Jaya and Vijayulu and the earliest epigraph dated in eight century A.D. records the name Uttamaditya Maharaja. The Mukamandapa consists of twenty pillars in four rows and the mantapa is open on the side. But the pillars and their carving reveal a later date, probably of 12th and 13th centuries A.D. The vimana of the temple is in one tala built of sand stone, brick and mortar.

History

Chennakesavasvami Temple built in 8th Century A.D. by Uttamaditya Maharaja.

Temple Timings

Day Timings
All Days 06:00 AM - 12:00 PM 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM

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Airports

Airport Name Distance
Shamshabad 40 KM
Lorem Ipsum 12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name Distance
Secunderabad 10 KM
Nampally 12 KM
Begumpet 6 KM
Lingampally 20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name Distance
MGBS 35 KM
CBS 28 KM
kukatpally 20 KM
Lingampally 30 KM
Uppal 35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Private Transport 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757

Local Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Local Transport 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757

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CHENNAKESAVA SWAMY TEMPLE

Veldurthy, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India

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