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Vontimitta temple is for the bifurcated Andhra Pradesh what Bhadrachalam erstwhile was for the undivided State earlier 2014.
The state-sponsored Sita Rama Kalyanam, conducted with large prestige successful transportation with Srirama Navami and coinciding with the yearly Brahmotsavam, volition commence from March 26.
Massive chromatic pillars and intricate carvings of the Vijayanagara play adorn the historical Kodandarama temple astatine Vontimitta successful Kadapa district.
The past temple, located successful Kadapa district, is renowned for its creator splendour, which is evident successful the intricate carvings connected its walls and pillars. The Yali pillars successful the Ranga Mandapam, successful particular, basal arsenic a grounds to the refined creator traditions of the Vijayanagara period. Massive chromatic blocks were sculpted into these Yali pillars, reflecting the bonzer craftsmanship of past sculptors.
Though Yali pillars are seen successful galore temples built during the Vijayanagara dynasty, the ones astatine Vontimitta are unsocial arsenic they incorporate a hollow abstraction successful the mediate that is ample capable for a idiosyncratic to beryllium inside.
Temple lore says that Lord Rama, on with Sita and Lakshmana, travelled done the Dandakaranya wood and reached this place. When Sita felt thirsty, Rama changeable an arrow into the ground, starring to the emergence of a spring. This outpouring is believed to beryllium the contiguous time Rama Theertham pond astatine Vontimitta.
Another striking diagnostic is that the deities successful the temple are believed to beryllium the precise idols worshipped by Jambavantha, the mythological carnivore similar quality mentioned successful the Ramayana.
The idols of Sita, Rama and Lakshmana are carved from a azygous stone. Because of this, Vontimitta is often referred to arsenic Ekashila Nagaram, meaning metropolis of a azygous stone. Temple inscriptions uncover that operation began successful the 14th period and continued until the 17th century. It was initiated by Bukkaraya successful 1356 and aboriginal expanded by the Vijayanagara and Matli rulers. The sanctum sanctorum, Ranga Mandapam, spacious courtyard and the gopurams were each built during this period.
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Vontimitta besides occupies an important spot successful Telugu literature. Noted writer Bammera Pothana is believed to person translated the Bhagavatham into Telugu here. Ayyalaraju Tippayya dedicated his Raghuveera Satakam to Lord Kodandarama of Vontimitta, portion Ramabhadra Kavi composed the enactment Ramabhyudayam astatine this place.
After taking implicit the temple from the Endowments Department successful September 2015, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams began organising the Sita Rama Kalyanam successful a expansive manner. This twelvemonth the celestial wedding volition beryllium held connected April 1.
