SRI PADMAVATHI AMMAVARI TEMPLE AT TRICHANUR
Tiruchanur is the third largest Suburban of Tirupathi in Andhara Pradesh, India.
Pilgrimage to Tirupathi is incomplete without a visit to Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple at Trichanur. Sri Padmavathi is the divine consort fo Lord Venkateswara Swamy. As Goddess Padmavathi, a manifestation of Goddess Mahalakshmi had risen from Padama mean lotus flower. Goddess Lakshmi gave darshan to Lord Venkateswara on a Lotus flower in Padma sarovar lake at Tiruchanoor after his deep penance for twelve years Tiruchanur is also called Alivelumanga Puram is just 5 kilometers away from East Railway station and 6 KM from Renigunta Railway Junction and 11 km from the Airport. At Tiruchanur, Devi is worshiped as the main deity. It also has Urban Haat and Water Sports complex for Tirupathi residents. It also has many star hotels and is one of the prime and posh localities in Tirupathi where many residential layouts emerged in the last few decades. It is studded with huge apartment complexes and giant size Kalyan mantaps for marriage functions.
Under the rule of Pallavas, this formed a part of Tiruvengadakootam and under the Cholas it became a part of Rajendra Cholamandalam. In the eighth century, the village was totally a Srivaishnava settlement. As Lord Venkateswaras temple at Tirumala was not of easy access, a new temple called Tiruvalankoil was constructed at Tiruchanur to house a representative idol of Lord Srinivasa. At the end of ninth century, the place came under the patronage of Cholas. Shaivism gained support and importance consequently, the temple of Lord Shiva was erected at Jogimalleswaram. Again, with the decline of the Chola power and the rise of Yadavarayas, Sri Vaishnavism regained support and temple was constructed for Goddess Padmavathi.
