KonetiRaya Swamy Temple in Keelapatla, Chittoor, AP, India

SRI LAKSHMI KONITIREYA SWAMY DEVASTHANAM, Keelapatla, Chittoor Dt., A.P.

Sri Koneti Rayala Swamy Temple

Locality/village : Keelapatla Village
State : Andhra Pradesh
Country : India
Nearest City/Town : Chittoor
Best Season To Visit : All
Languages : Telugu, Hindi & English
Temple Timings : 6.00 AM and 8.00 PM.


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About Sri Koneti Rayala Swamy Temple

Sri Lakshmi Konetiraya swamy temple (also known as Venkateswara Temple) is a famous Hindu Temple of Lord Venkateswara located in Keelapatla Village present in Gangavaram mandal nearer to Palamaneru, Chittoor Dt., Andhra Pradesh. The temple is very spacious with large prakara including biggest galigopuram, pushkarini(koneru), madhya matapam(middle tower), antharaalayam(garbhagudi) seperately for Sri Konetiraya swamy and Sri Lakshmi devi.

How to Reach keelapatla Koneti Raya Swamy Temple

7 km from palamaner, 47 km from Chittoor, 55 km from madanapalle.


History of Keelapatla Temple:
Sri Koneti Rayala Swamy Temple


The Myth belives that Saint Brughu kicked Lord Vishnu's chest and to eradicate such a sin, the Lord sent him to Earth and had him establish the Lord's idol in      7 different places. Some of these places are:

1. Dwaraka Tirupathi, near Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
2. Kalyana Venkateshwara Swamy, Srinivasa Mangapuram, Andhra Pradesh
3. Konetiraya Swamy, Keelapatla, Andhra Pradesh
4. Diguva Tirupathi, Mulbagal, Karnataka etc

These places were hidden and the saint himself who went into disappearance by his mystical powers, were established much before the Lord himself came to the Earth. After Lords arrival, Brughu came into existence with Agasthya Maharshi, the mystical powers which hid these places were removed and they came into visible light of the common man. The idols were all under trees.  The ruling kings then came forward to build temples around these idols. History says, some of the rulers who ruled this place were, Sathavahans, Pallavas, Renuti Cholas, Rastrakootas, Banus, Chalukyas, Pandyas, Yadava Kings, Vijayanagar Emperors, Matli Kings, Moghul Kings, Arcot Nawabs, Tippu Sultan, Britishers and Palegars.

In the 15th century, the poet Thallapaka Annamacharya praised in his lyrics, Lord Venkateshwara with different names. One lyric begins with the word “Konetirayadu”. This is the famous Annamayya lyric “Podagantimayya mimmu Purushothama, Nedayakuvayya Mammu Koneti Rayadaa”

 Idols of Venkateswara swamy at Tirumala and at Keelaptla are identical. 

Keelapatla is in forest area with fertile lands, full of bamboo bushes and honey. History says that this temple was constructed by the Regents of Pallava Kings in the 9th and 10th centuries. This temple in Thondu Mandal speaks of the styles of Pallava and Chola culture. Here in the Village of Keelapatla, Lord Venkateshwara is called as Konetirayadu.


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