Thanthonrimali - Prasanna Venkateswaraswamy Koil

This famous cave temple enshrining the majestic icon of Sri Prasanna Venkateswwaswamy has built up many ennobling traditions, and established a great reputation as a vaishnava kshetra of immense spiritual significance. 13cing a cave temple, one can see neither superb architectural styles, nor sculptural pieces adorning the wall panels or ceilings; yet its commendable traditions are infinitely popular and are affording emotional satisfaction to certain sections of devotional community. Many of the ritualistic prayer services offered here are based on agamas and conform to the pattern practised at Tirumala. The archamurti is swayamvyakta, as it is in Seven Hills temple. Due to several singularities, and moreover, this Prasnna Venkateswarswamy true to his name is liberal in showering boons on the devout supplicants, its pull is mounting and luring a steady streams, of devotees throughout the year. Some of the devotees who could not make trips to Tirumala Balaji temple, due to infirmity, or tight work are visiting and offering prayers here regularly equating the deity with Tirumala Balaji. -raking of vows and redeeming them are observed here with utmost devotional fervour as it is in Tirumala. So it is passed for a mini-Tirumala sans imposing dimensions or awe-some sculpture adorning it.

Occasional and annual festivals are celebrated with great devotional fervor besides the daily prayer services carried on elaborately. Although it is a small town, it is commanding all the facilities, like boarding an, lodging to the theists and tourists visiting everyday.

It lies near Karur, an upcoming commercial town of Tamil Nadu connected to other major cities by rail and road.

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