| Photos taken during my visit to Sri Venugopala | | | | Chariot is its stone wheels. You can see the skeleton |
| Swamy temple on 9.11.2008 (Sunday) with Bhim | | | | of the chariot still in condition. Anyhow, now the |
| Bahadur, Ramprasad and our families. The temple is | | | | Chariot is only a mute spectator to the metamorphosis |
| very old and the architecture is still preserved. There | | | | taking place in and around the world. |
| are temples dedicted to : Sri Venugopala Swamy, | | | | From Madhavaram, you can also pay a visit to |
| Sudarsana, Narsimha Swamy & Hanuman. Lord | | | | Padakkal Venkateswara Swamy temple which is |
| Rama, Sita, Laxmana, Bharata, Shatrugna and | | | | exactly 8 kms from Madhavaram. The temple as |
| Hanuman are in Swayumbhu form. Sudarsana homam | | | | per the priest Shri Narsimha Chary is 800 years old. |
| is performed here and were lucky enough to witness | | | | One can see the old architecture still intact. The |
| the 1003rd Sudarsana homam performed by Shri | | | | moment I entered the precints of this temple, I could |
| Kannan the chief priest of the Temple. For those | | | | recollect the temple of Sri Venkateswara Swamy at |
| who are travelling from Hyderabad take the Srisailam | | | | Alwal (Secunderabad) which is almost similar to the |
| highway and after travelling about 35 Kms from | | | | temple of Padakkal. However, the Balaji temple at |
| Charminar, you will come across a village by name | | | | Alwal has been renovated and I can vouch that the |
| "Kadthal". After you cross the Kadthal town take a | | | | temple lost its beauty. The architecture of the old |
| right turn from the Highway and travel around 11 | | | | temple is very grandeur. Coming back to the |
| Kms. You will see a signboard named "Sri | | | | mainstream, there is also a big hall where different |
| Venugopala Swamy". It is not a pucca road. | | | | vahanams viz., Garuda, Simha, Hamsa, Gaja, |
| However, a BT road is being laid. You cannot see | | | | Hanumath, Sesha are kept. These vahanams are |
| the temple from anywhere near the road. It is totally | | | | used during important functions where the presiding |
| covered under huge trees. Not only a temple, even | | | | diety is taken in a procession in the village on the |
| one can make it as a picnic spot as there is plenty of | | | | vahanams. There is a small temple dedicated to |
| water and natural shade i.e., huge trees. Also, there is | | | | Lord Shiva also. |
| a Chariot which was hitherto used for taking out the | | | | For more photos of the above temples, you can visit |
| presiding diety in procession. The beauty of the | | | | the following link. |