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Sri Kothandarama Temple, Vontimitta, AP.
Vontimitta is a mandal head quarters in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India.[SUP]
[/SUP] Vontimitta is located about 28 kilometers from the city of Kadapa and close to the town of Rajampet. It is a place of historical and cultural importance and is home to a 450 year old temple of Bhagawan Sree Rama known as the Sri Kodandarama Swamy temple.
According to the legend, the temple had been constructed by two devotees of Lord Rama, named Vontudu and Mittudu, in one single day. After constructing the temple, they sacrificed their lives and turned into statues. You can find those statues, even now, at the entrance of the temple.
Lord Rama statue was established by Lord Jambavanta. And it is the only place in India,where the Sree Seeta Rama kalyanam will be held in the night.
The great devotee of Sri Rama and composer Annamacharya is associated with this legendary temple and lived in Tallapaka located nearby. The temple is also associated with Jambuvantha of the Ramayana. The temple is noted for its sculpture and is notified as an Ancient Monument by the Archaeological Survey of India. The composite image in the garbhagriha of the temple is that of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita is believed to be carved from a single rock.
An Anjaneya or Hanuman temple is located close by.
Kishkindakanda, one of the 7 kandas of the Ramayana, is believed to have occurred in this region. The Anjaneya Swamy Gandi may also be part of the Ramayanam; it is believed that the Anjaneya Swamy Vigraham in Gandi is made by Sri Rama on a hill stone with his arrow's point to acknowledge Anjaneya's help him in finding Sri Sita Devi.
The main mandapam, built by the Vijayanagar kings, has a dancing Vigneswara. Saint-poet Tallapaka Annamacharya is said to have visited the place and sung in praise of the deity in his keerthanas. All the Sankaracharyas of the Advaita Mutts, heads of Ahobila Mutts and Mahakavi Kshetrayya have visited the temple, which was recently taken over by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).
The Sri Kodandarama temple at Vontimitta is said to be the only Rama temple in the country without Anjaneya beside the main deity.
The idol of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita is said to have been installed by Jambuvantha. The walls and pillars of the temple are embellished with intricate carvings. Near the temple is a Rama theertham, a Lakshmana theertham and a meditation hall. It is said that Rama and Lakshmana struck the earth with arrows to bring out the Pathalaganga to quench the thirst of living creatures.
Mahakavi Bammera Pothana born and belong to bammera village of warangal district in telangana region spent his some short time at Vontimitta and dedicated his Mahabhagavatham to the deity. Vavilakolanu Subba Rao, known as Andhra Valmiki for translating Valmiki’s Ramayana into Telugu, is immortalised in the annals of Andhra Pradesh. He has dedicated his work to the deity in Vontimitta.
Tallapaka, six kilometres from Rajampet town, is the birthplace of Annamacharya who wrote 32,000 keerthanas in praise of Venkateswara. The place has Chennakesava and Siddheswara temples, a Srichakra, an idol of Eka Tatayya, an ardent disciple of Parasurama, and the Annamayya Dhyana Mandiram.
The TTD has adopted Tallapaka for development on the lines of Tiruvayaru. It holds the Annamacharya jayanthi celebrations and has proposed the setting up of a 100 feet Annamacharya statue at Tallapaka. Sri Pothuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy’s samadhi at Brahmamgari Matham is 70 km from Kadapa. He is the author of Kalagnanam. The place, where the Brahmamsagar reservoir under the Telugu Ganga Project is situated, also has the mutts of Easwari Devi and his ardent disciple Siddhaiah.
Pushpagiri on the banks of the Pennar in Vallur mandal, 16 km from Kadapa, has 16 temples with exquisite sculptural beauty. Pushpagiri boasts of the only Advaita mutt established in what is now Andhra Pradesh by Adi Sankara. The mutt is called the Pushpagiri Peetham.
Vontimitta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vontimitta is a mandal head quarters in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India.[SUP]
[/SUP] Vontimitta is located about 28 kilometers from the city of Kadapa and close to the town of Rajampet. It is a place of historical and cultural importance and is home to a 450 year old temple of Bhagawan Sree Rama known as the Sri Kodandarama Swamy temple.
According to the legend, the temple had been constructed by two devotees of Lord Rama, named Vontudu and Mittudu, in one single day. After constructing the temple, they sacrificed their lives and turned into statues. You can find those statues, even now, at the entrance of the temple.
Lord Rama statue was established by Lord Jambavanta. And it is the only place in India,where the Sree Seeta Rama kalyanam will be held in the night.
The great devotee of Sri Rama and composer Annamacharya is associated with this legendary temple and lived in Tallapaka located nearby. The temple is also associated with Jambuvantha of the Ramayana. The temple is noted for its sculpture and is notified as an Ancient Monument by the Archaeological Survey of India. The composite image in the garbhagriha of the temple is that of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita is believed to be carved from a single rock.
An Anjaneya or Hanuman temple is located close by.
Kishkindakanda, one of the 7 kandas of the Ramayana, is believed to have occurred in this region. The Anjaneya Swamy Gandi may also be part of the Ramayanam; it is believed that the Anjaneya Swamy Vigraham in Gandi is made by Sri Rama on a hill stone with his arrow's point to acknowledge Anjaneya's help him in finding Sri Sita Devi.
The main mandapam, built by the Vijayanagar kings, has a dancing Vigneswara. Saint-poet Tallapaka Annamacharya is said to have visited the place and sung in praise of the deity in his keerthanas. All the Sankaracharyas of the Advaita Mutts, heads of Ahobila Mutts and Mahakavi Kshetrayya have visited the temple, which was recently taken over by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).
The Sri Kodandarama temple at Vontimitta is said to be the only Rama temple in the country without Anjaneya beside the main deity.
The idol of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita is said to have been installed by Jambuvantha. The walls and pillars of the temple are embellished with intricate carvings. Near the temple is a Rama theertham, a Lakshmana theertham and a meditation hall. It is said that Rama and Lakshmana struck the earth with arrows to bring out the Pathalaganga to quench the thirst of living creatures.
Mahakavi Bammera Pothana born and belong to bammera village of warangal district in telangana region spent his some short time at Vontimitta and dedicated his Mahabhagavatham to the deity. Vavilakolanu Subba Rao, known as Andhra Valmiki for translating Valmiki’s Ramayana into Telugu, is immortalised in the annals of Andhra Pradesh. He has dedicated his work to the deity in Vontimitta.
Tallapaka, six kilometres from Rajampet town, is the birthplace of Annamacharya who wrote 32,000 keerthanas in praise of Venkateswara. The place has Chennakesava and Siddheswara temples, a Srichakra, an idol of Eka Tatayya, an ardent disciple of Parasurama, and the Annamayya Dhyana Mandiram.
The TTD has adopted Tallapaka for development on the lines of Tiruvayaru. It holds the Annamacharya jayanthi celebrations and has proposed the setting up of a 100 feet Annamacharya statue at Tallapaka. Sri Pothuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy’s samadhi at Brahmamgari Matham is 70 km from Kadapa. He is the author of Kalagnanam. The place, where the Brahmamsagar reservoir under the Telugu Ganga Project is situated, also has the mutts of Easwari Devi and his ardent disciple Siddhaiah.
Pushpagiri on the banks of the Pennar in Vallur mandal, 16 km from Kadapa, has 16 temples with exquisite sculptural beauty. Pushpagiri boasts of the only Advaita mutt established in what is now Andhra Pradesh by Adi Sankara. The mutt is called the Pushpagiri Peetham.
Vontimitta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
