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Kodandarama Temple Tirupati:

Sri Kodandarama Temple Tirupati is one of the prominent Temples of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, in the Holy City of Tirupati, in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is dedicated to Lord Rama, the incarnation of Vishnu, along with Sita and Lakshmana. The temple also has a sub-shrine for Anjaneya, the mountain of Lord Sri Rama.

Kodandarama Temple Tirupati History:

According to Varaha Purana, during Treta Yugam, Lord Sri Rama, along with Sita Devi and Lakshmana, had resided here on his return from Lankapuri. Kodandarama Temple Tirupati was founded by the Cholas in the tenth century AD.The present day Kodandarama Temple is administered by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Board.

At this Tirupati Kodandarama Swamy Temple, which includes Hanumantha Vahana Seva in connexion with the day of Sri Rama Navami, Rama Navami is celebrated with great grandeur, followed by Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam at Dasami and Sri Rama Pattabhisheka Mahotsavam at Ekadasi. Another major event in the Kodandarama Temple Tirupati is the nine-day annual brahmotsavams celebrated each year which falls between March and April.

The annual three-day Teppotsavams(Float Festival) will be celebrated in the Tirupati Kodandarama Temple during April, where Sri Rama’s processional deity will take over a float in Sri Ramachandra Pushkarini along with Sita and Lakshmana.