Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy Temple is a temple at Appalayagunta,
Tirupati
Tirupati () is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirupati district. The city is home to the important Hindu shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and other historic temples and is refe ...
located in
Tirupati district
Tirupati district () is one of the twenty-six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Andhra Pradesh state. The district headquarters is located at Tirupati city. Tirupat ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
,
India
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. The temple is dedicated to Lord
Venkateswara
Venkateswara, also known by various other names, is a form of the Hinduism, Hindu god Vishnu. Venkateswara is the presiding deity of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, located in Tirupati, Sri Balaji District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Etymology ...
, referred to as Prasanna Venkateswara. Unlike other typical Venkateswara temples the presiding deity has its right hand in
Abhaya posture.
History
The temple was constructed in 1232 AD by King of
Karvetinagar
Karvetinagar or Karvetinagaram is a village in Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Karvetinagar mandal. The town is known for Venugopalaswamy Temple, that was constructed during the reign of Venka ...
am, Sri Venkata Perumalaraju Brahmadeva Maharaj.
Administration
The temple is being administered by
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is an independent trust which manages the temples including the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh. The trust oversees the operations and finances of the richest and the most visited religious cent ...
since 1988.
Festivals
See also
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Hindu Temples in Tirupati
Tirupati is a city in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Tirupati district, and of the Tirupati revenue division.
Tirupati is home for famous Vaishnavite shrine Venkate ...
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List of Temples under Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams(TTD)
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams is the official trust managing all the activities of Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala, Tirupati in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is headquartered at Tirupati. Along with Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala ...
References
{{Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh
Hindu temples in Tirupati district
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
Tirupati
Monuments of National Importance in Andhra Pradesh