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The Telugu Hindu wedding ceremony ( Telugu : తెలుగు వివాహ వేడుక, Telugu Vivāha Vēḍuka) [ 1] is the traditional wedding ceremony of the Telugu people in India. In the 19th century, the ceremony could last up to sixteen days ( Padahaaru Rojula Panduga ). In modern times, it can last two or more days, depending ...
Padmavathi ( Sanskrit: पद्मावती, Telugu: పద్మావతి ), also known as Alamelu Manga and Alarmel Mangai, [ 2] is a Hindu goddess and the consort of Venkateswara, an avatar of Vishnu. She is described as an avatar of goddess Lakshmi. [ 3] Padmavathi is the presiding deity at the Padmavathi Temple, Tiruchanur. [ 4]
'Wedding pavilion'), [1] [2] also referred to as Kalyana Mandapa (Sanskrit: कल्याण मण्डप, romanized: Kalyāṇa Maṇḍapa) [3] or simply Wedding mandapa is a mandapa (pavilion) [4] [5] temporarily erected [6] for the purpose of a Hindu or Jain wedding. It is the term used for the wedding canopy in Dharmic religions.
Mandapa in Odisha with a shape like a bell Ghanta. In the Hindu temple the mandapa is a porch-like structure through the ( gopuram) (ornate gateway) and leading to the temple. It is used for religious dancing and music and is part of the basic temple compound. [3] The prayer hall was generally built in front of the temple's sanctum sanctorum ...
The Sri Sita Ramachandraswamy temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Rama, a prominent avatar of the god Vishnu. It is located on the banks of the Godavari River in the town of Bhadrachalam in east Telangana, India. Often simply referred to as Bhadrachalam or Bhadragiri, Bhadradri, the temple is considered one of the Divya Kshetrams of Godavari ...
There are two tall copper images of the dwarapalakas Jaya and Vijaya on either side of the door. The thick wooden door is covered with gilt plates depicting the dasavataram of Sri Maha Vishnu. The doorway is directly in line with the Padi Kavali and the Vendi Vakili (Meaning Silver Corridor in Telugu). It admits pilgrims to the Snapana Mandapam.
In the centre of the Flower Garden is a square vasantha mandapam with 100 pillars. The Nandi mandapam is said to have been built by Sivanthiappa Nayakar in 1654. To the western portion of the chain mandapam is the flower garden that was set up in 1756 by Thiruvengadakrishna Mudaliar. [3] There are a number of stone inscriptions in the temple.
The Vasantha Mandapam, meaning the Hall of spring, is the third precinct, and contains the temple office and Kalahateeswarar shrine. [33] The fourth precinct has an image of Nandi, Brahma Theertham, the temple tank, the Yanai Thirai Konda Vinayaga shrine, and a hall with a 1.8-metre (6 ft)-tall statue of Nandi, erected by Vallala Maharaja. [28]