Thiruchanoor
Temple Name : Alamelu Mangapuram
Devi : Padmavathi
Bhairava : -
Organ: Not mentioned. “Padma Peetam”
Sanskrit letter: No
About the place -
Tirupati City is located in the southeastern part of Andhra Pradesh, in Chittoor district. It lies about 152-km northwest of Chennai in the Palkonda Hills. This temple is of distance of about 5 km from Tirupati and also knowm as Alamelu Mangapuram. Alamelu Mangai(Padmavati), consort of Sri Venkateshwara(Vishnu) is said to be incarnation of Lakshmi.
Padmavathi Devi’s temple is away from Lord Sri Venkateswara’s. The story is that the Lord Sri Maha Vishnu, who later took on the incarnation of Sri Venkateswara) showed his reverence towards the sage, Bhrigu Maharshi, even though the sage had insulted Vishnu by kicking Him on the chest.
In anger, Sri Maha Lakshmi (the Lord’s consort living in chest of vishnu) reached Patala Loka, where she heard a divine voice stating that a pushkarini was dug on the banks of the river Swarnamukhi, and here She immersed herself in penance for 12 years.
In the 13th year (during the month of Karteeka, on Panchami day in the last fortnight, highlighted by the nakshathram Uttarashadha), Sri Padmavathi emerged from a golden lotus. It is believed that Goddess MahaLakshmi herself emerged as Sri Padmavathi. Here there is a temple for padmavathi, as she left her husband for 12 years, she named as alarmel (in dilemma) mangai (lady) and padmavathi(emergered from lotus) in sanskrit.
Even there are some tantric practicers worshipping her for acquiring wealth and bliss in life, these are even practiced by Jains also in name of Padmavathi and sri. Even there is also another temple for her in a Jain Pillgrim Center in Huncha, Karnataka. She is said to be the energy residing in heart chakra, or love energy of the existence.
This temple is named as sri puram, the idol godness is swayambhu and installed upon Shri chakra. It is said to be that Tirupathi venkateswara is installed with Dhana akarshana yantra. ‘Kalyanotsavam’ is performed here as in Tirumala between 10.30 a.m. and 12 noon every day. It is said that a visit to Tirumala is fruitful only after visiting the Sri Padmavati Devi temple.
