CHENNAKESAVA SWAMY TEMPLE

CHENNAKESAVA SWAMY TEMPLE

Kadavakallu (V), Putluru (M), Ananthapuramu (D)

Location: Kadavakallu (Kadavakolanu) village (Lat. 14°48‘45.7”N; Long. 77°55‘24.6”E) is situated at a distance of 20 kms, south-east of Tadipatri taluk headquarters in Puttlur Mandal.

Brief History of Chennakesava swamy temple:

The temple belongs to Vijayanagara period and one can see Sri Krishnadevaraya period inscriptions on a stone on which both the sides are engraved in Telugu-Kannada script inside the compound of the temple. It is situated in the South-Eastern corner of the Village.

The Temple consists of Garbha griha, antharalaya and mukhamandapa, in East-West orientation with in a prakara wall. It belongs to Vijayanagara period of 16^th Century A.D. An inscription in Telugu and Kannada scripts engraved on a stone slab found in the temple complex, is a donative inscription and belongs to the period of Sri Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara period. The Main deity is Chennakesava Swamy. It has an ekatala vimana, a stone dhvajasthamba stands in the front of the temple.