Lord Madavaraya Temple

Madhavaraya Temple Gorantla, Anantapur District. The shrine is dedicated to Lord Maha Vishnu and was built in Vijayanagara style. Currently, this temple is under the maintenance of the Archaeological Survey of India.

Address : Gorantla, Andhra Pradesh 515231

How to reach Madhavaraya Temple

Gorantla is 92 km from Anantapur Town. The direct bus is available from Anantapur Bus station.

2. Temple is 210 km from Tirupathi. Direct bus to Anantapur is available from Tirupathi.

3. Temple is 49 km from Kadiri Town.

4. The nearest Railway station is at Kadiri, which is 3 hours 39 mins journey by Train from Tirupathi.

History

Temple was built during by KIng Narasimha Saluvadynasty of the Vijayanagara empire in 1354 A.D.

Temple Architecture

There is a maha mandap with magnificent huge yaalis pillars in totally diffetent style and the mandap pillars are carved with Maha Vishnu’s Dasa Avatharam and other deities too. The shrine has an Ardha mandapam with pillar and ceilings with carvings, is enclosed within the walls. The Garbha Griha has a small image if Lord Madavaraya. The main attraction of this temple is the Maha Mandapam with intresting scenes from Ramayana on the pillars. Large stepped well in front of the temple is another inetresting place within the compound.