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Religious Significance

A Brahmin Sridhara used to live at Tirumala Venkatachalam Hills and while spending his life Serving Lord Venkateswara by Building an Ashram, He gets attracted to a GandharvaKanya who used to Play Veena at Tirumala Venkateswara Swamy Presence. He asked her to Marry Him, But she refuses his proposal. Angry with the GardarvaKanya Reply Sridhara Cursed her. GandharvaKanya too cursed Sridhara in Return. Not knowing what to do, both of them Prayed Lord Venkateswara Swamy to Show a way to get rid of their Curses. Lord Venkateswara swamy replied stating that GandarvaKanya will be born as Padmavathi river near Godavari at Coastal area and Sridhara will be born at Karnataka as a Brahmin and after facing severe struggles in his life he will come to Padmavathi river and after placing my (Lord Venkateswara) Idol at the river and praying both the Curses will be lifted off said Lord Venkateswara. Later, Sridhar installed the gold statue of Lord. Once the staue was stolen and Sridhar had dreampt of Lord telling him that he emerged as a rock staue in a peepal tree located at west of River Padmavathi. Sridhar had installed that statue at the eastern side of the river. Likewise, Sridhar and Padmavathi got releived from the curse.

One day Lord Venkateswara appeared in his dream and asked him to Visit Tirumala. Following the Lords Words Rangaraju started his journey to Tirumala, On the way while he is resting at a place near Elurupadu, Tirumalacharya the main Purohit of Kallakuru Temple asked him to provide Amenities (Poshana) for the Temple and take the blessings of Venkateswara. But Rangaraju Refused it in a polite way. The next day when Rangaraju woke up and finds his both eyes were Blind. After visiting Tirumala Rangaraju he got his one eye back and the second eye after visiting Kallakuru Venkateswara Swamy Temple. Later Sri Rangaraju began serving Kallakuru Venkateswara Swamy. He even Donated 83 Acres of land which is still under the Devastanam. Several years after idol installation, The idol sub merged into the soil, It went deep into the soil till stomach as the Lord holy feet went under the earth, hence the name as “Kallakuru”.