Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple
శ్రీ వేంకటేశ్వర స్వామి దేవాలయం
Lord Venkateshwara · Narasaraopet, Andhra Pradesh
Ancient
About the temple
Key Vaishnava urban devotional hub for Narasaraopet headquarters Traditional belief: Relief from material debts, family prosperity, and spiritual advancement
Temple information
- Darshan timings
- 06:00 – 20:30
- Best time to visit
- Early morning hours on mid-week non-festival days to experience a peaceful darshan atmosphere
Deity
Lord VenkateshwaraGoddess Padmavathi DeviGoddess AndalGaruda AlwarAnjaneya
- Deity form
- Standing Chaturbhuja Archa Murthy in black granite
- Religious tradition
- Vaikhanasa Agama
- Sanskrit name
- श्री वेंकटेश्वर स्वामी देवालयः
- Also known as
- Prakash Nagar Balaji Temple; Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Gudi
Darshan hours
- Monday
- 06:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 05:00 PM - 08:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 06:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 05:00 PM - 08:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 06:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 05:00 PM - 08:30 PM
- Thursday
- 06:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 05:00 PM - 08:30 PM
- Friday
- 06:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 05:00 PM - 08:30 PM
- Saturday
- 05:30 AM - 12:30 PM, 04:30 PM - 09:30 PM
- Sunday
- 06:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 05:00 PM - 08:30 PM
- Break timings
- Closed daily between 01:00 PM and 04:00 PM
- Special days
- Open continuously from 04:00 AM on Vaikunta Ekadashi
- Festival timings
- Open continuously from 04:00 AM on Vaikunta Ekadashi
Aarti & rituals
- Morning aarti
- 06:30 AM
- Midday aarti
- 11:15 AM
- Evening aarti
- 06:30 PM
- Night aarti
- 8:15 PM
- Special aarti days
- Saturdays, Vaikunta Ekadashi, Rathasapthami
- Ritual schedule
- Suprabhatam, Nityarchana, Ashtothara Sathanama Archana, Naivedyam, Harati
- Pooja timings
- 06:30 AM - 11:00 AM; 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM
- Abhishek timings
- 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM (Fridays for Venkateswara)
- Special poojas
- Available
- Online pooja booking
- Yes
History & heritage
- Historical period
- Ancient
- Built by
- Local devotee committee and town patrons
- Architect / builder
- Local Andhra Shilpis
- Construction materials
- Granite stones, brick masonry, reinforced concrete
- Renovations
- Modern front mandapam and prakara wall renovations in 1990s
- Legends
- Traditional belief: Sthapana intended to provide a local Tirumala worship experience
- Inscriptions
- Modern donor inscriptions on marble slabs
Architecture
- Architectural style
- Dravidian
- Architectural period
- 20th Century CE
- Structure
- Urban standalone shrine with prakaram
- Floors
- 1
- Gopuram
- Three-tiered vimana gopuram above the garbhagriha
- Mandapa
- Pillared Mukha Mandapam for congregation and bhajans
- Sculptural features
- Iconography of Lord Venkateswara, Sridevi, Bhudevi, and Garuda
- Artistic elements
- Plaster reliefs depicting Dasavatara episodes
- Construction technique
- Brick and cement masonry with stone deity installation
- Unique features
- Primary local venue for Tirumala-style laddu prasadam in Narasaraopet
Festivals & events
Vaikunta EkadashiDhanurmasamBrahmotsavam
- Festival calendar
- Margashirsha / Pushya (Dec-Jan); Kartika Masam
- Special celebration days
- Saturdays, Ekadashi, Telugu New Year (Ugadi)
- Cultural events
- Spiritual discourses and devotional music concerts during festivals
- Annual events
- Kalyanotsavam and Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam
- Peak crowd season
- December - January (Dhanurmasam / Vaikunta Ekadashi)
Visitor information
- ✓ Parking
- ✓ Restrooms
- ✓ Drinking water
- ✓ Shoe keeping
- ✓ Prasadam counter
- ✓ Annadanam
- Dress code
- Traditional
- Best time to visit
- Early morning hours on mid-week non-festival days to experience a peaceful darshan atmosphere
- Parking capacity
- 50+ vehicles
- Donation counters
- Yes
- Donation methods
- Cash, UPI, Bank Transfer
- Prasadam
- Laddu; Pulihora