Sri Agastheswara Swamy Temple, Tirupati

This temple has an inscription engraved on its wall. It is dated in the 31st year of Kulothunga Chola, but this is not a foundation inscription. This inscription may be helpful at best in setting the latter limit i.e. 1100-01 AD for its foundation. This temple square on plan has an ekatala and a square sikhara among the five types described above. This temple may be classified under the type I represented by the Irugisvara temple at Yatavakili. The points of similarities are the square plan and the square sikhara, the absence of niches on the walls, niches with griva with nandis at the corners.


The most important difference however, is the protruding niche on the griva where the sthambha and the kirthimukha are more prominent and the placement of sculpture in the niches is subdued, while in the temple at Yatavakili the figure is more prominent, the sthambha is almost absent and the kirthimukha is less pronounced. The niche appears to be an integral part of the griva in the Irugisvara temple at Yatavakili unlike in the Agasthyeswara temple. This is later in date than the Chandramalliswara temple at Yatavakili which, though renovated in the time of Rajaraja III. It appears to have retained the features of its original construction during the time of Rajendra I.

How to Reach

The Temple is about 11 kms. from Tirupati railway station. From Tirupati the Temple is well connected by road. There are frequent buses.

How to Reach This Place

Road : Tirupati is located 547kms from Hyderabad. It is well connected by Road.

Rail : Tirupati is located 547kms from Hyderabad. It is well connected by Rail.

Air : Tirupati,Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore Airports.