The gigantic posture of Sri Sanjeevaraya is a feast to the eyes. Only if one stands nearer to entrance of the Garbhagraham one can see the main deity Sri Sanjeevaraya in full. From the main mandapam one can see the main deity. In the arch above the main mandapam Sri Anjaneya with folded hand in Sindura verna can be seen. As one enters through the muka dwara which has an arch decorated with figures of Sri Rama, Sita, Siva, Brahma all of them showing abhya mudra.Īs one enters the mukha dwara the main mandapam and Garbhagraham could be seen. The outer wall of the main temple is surrounded with a plateform supported by stone pillers. The stala purana of this kshetra written in Telugu is also seen here. Sri Ganesha and Sri Anjaneya are sculptured in the dwaja stampa. Entering the main Rajagopuram to the outer prakara, one can see the Stone dwaja stampa of this temple which is special signature of Vijanagara style. Today the temple welcomes the devotees with an imposing five tier Rajagopuram. The temple is on the outskirts of the village and at the side of the main road leading from Proddatur to Allagadda. Later rulers added more and expanded the temple. Later when the karunya of Lord Sri Sanjeevaraya spread, a befitting temple was built for the Lord. From then on Sri Hanuman of this kshetra bestowed all the blessings to His devotees. He had then arranged installation of the statue among the chanting of manthras and as per the prescribed rules ‘prana pradeshta’ of the staute was conducted. After a long search they could locate the statue of Sri Hanuman in the River. While on camp at this place one day he was given a divine direction that he should bring to bank the statue of Sri Hanuman from inside the Kumudavathi River.Ĭhieftain sent his men in search of the statue in the waters of Kumudavathi River, although he was sick he supervised the operation.
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He fell sick while on sujorn and was compelled to stay at the village Vellala. During this time one Sri Hanumath Mallu an army chieftain came to this place for hunting. Later during fifteenth century this place was under the rule of governors of Vijayanagar known as Nayakas. The rishis who were on the banks of the river requested the Lord to stay back in the kshetra itself, to which Lord told them since he is on the mission of Sri Rama, he ‘had to go’ and promised to come back to this kshetra. No sooner He finished His prayers, He was to leap again in the air. While He was performing His Sandya vandhan, devas and rishis came to witness His miraculous act of bringing the entire mountain. During the sandya time, to offer prayers for Surya, He interrupted His journey in the bank of Kumudavathi.
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Sri Hanuman went leaping and got the mountain of herbs and was returning to Lanka.
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Sri Hanuman was ordained by Sri Rama to bring those medical herbs within short time. Those herbs were told to be beyond the Himalayas. To bring him back from the unconscious state few medical herbs were required. Why the name ‘vellala’ĭuring Sri Rama – Ravana war, Lakshmana was injured and fell unconscious. After all it was this Lord Sri Sanjeevaraya who had got this village named ‘vellala’. Many devotees from nearby districts and people from Karnataka even visit this temple and have dharshan of the Lord. Lord of the kshetra is known by the name Sri Sanjeevaraya Swami. The village is more popular in the hearts of devotees of Sri Hanuman because of the ancient temple for the Lord located in this village. Therefore during summer it carries less water and in the rainy season it is flooded. The river is known for carrying the flood water from many other rivers. The Kundu River originates in Orvakal of Kurnool District and confluences with the Penna River in Kadapa District. The splashy green everywhere welcomes and greets the visitors to the village. Presently the river is known by the name Kundu River.
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Vellala is an extremely pleasant and beautiful village on the Kumudavathi River bank. One can reach this village from Chagalamarri and is eight kilometers from Chagalamarri. Proddatur is the nearest famous place to this village and is nearly twenty three kilo meters. Before we go into the details as to why this place is called so, let us go to the place. In Telugu Vellala or Yellala means ‘I had to go’. This is a name of a village in Rajupalem Madel, Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh. Sri Sanjeevaraya Temple, Vellala, Kadapa District, Andhra smt akila raghuraman, cuddapah* Yellala and Vellala