Kalyana Venkateswara Temple
Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy vaari Alayam
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Tirupati
Deity	Venkateswara
Festivals	Brahmotsavams, Vaikuntha Ekadasi
Governing body	Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
Location
Location	Tirupati
State	Andhra Pradesh
Country	India
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Geographic coordinates	13°36′38.8″N 79°19′39.8″E / 13.610778°N 79.327722°E / 13.610778; 79.327722
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture
Specifications
Temple(s)	2
Monument(s)	1
Website
tirumala.org

Sri Kalyana Venkateswara swamy Temple is an ancient Hindu temple at Srinivasamangapuram in Tirupati. It is located in Tirupati District of Andhra Pradesh, India.^[1] The temple is dedicated to the god Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu and is referred to as Kalyana Venkateswara. The temple is one of the centrally protected monuments of national importance.^[2]

The Kalyana Venkateswara Temple which is under the control of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is maintained by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams since 1967 and utsavams and rituals in this temple are being performed since 1981.

Today, Kalyana Venkateswara Temple is considered sacred, next to Tirumala temple. Those who are unable to make it to Tirumala can have darshan of Kalyana Venkateswara to fulfill their wish. As the name indicates, this temple carries significance for newlywed couples. Newlyweds offer prayers first in this temple as this is the place where Venkateswara with his consort Padmavathi stayed for the first six months of their marriage,

Administration

The temple was under the control of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) from 1967 to 1981. In 1981 the temple was handed over to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. At present the temple is being administered by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams(TTD).^[1]

Deities in the temple

The presiding deity of the temple is Venkateswara (a form of the god Vishnu) who is referred to as Kalyana Venkateswara. The deity faces East and is in standing posture with four hands: one right hand in varada mudra and the other holding Chakra and one left hand in kati mudra and the other holding Shankha.

The temple also hosts the deities of Lakshmi Narayana and Ranganatha, both forms of Vishnu.

Significance

The temple is considered to be sacred next to Venkateswara Temple in Tirumala, which is the chief of the deity.^[1] The temple is recognised as Ancient monument of National importance by Archaeological survey of India.^[3]