Veerayapalle - Channakesavaswamy Aalayam

The origin of this temple is quite interesting. It happened - once when the devout Nancharamma, wife of Vanaparthi feudal lord paid a casual visit to Hyderabad, she chanced to go to Dattatreya matt, built and ably maintained by Kesaragiri Babaji. Highly pleased with the supervision and conduct of devotional activities of the temple, she sent invitation to him to go over to her estate and stay there permanently looking after the religious activities of the state. She gifted away Virayapalli - a flourishing village in token of her appreciation of his piety. He agreed and pleased her with sense of duty and loyalty of rare type. Later Rambilasgiri Babu, his seventh descendant intensified the devotional activities by building many temples and charitable institutions. Among them, the present Channakesavaswamy aalayam takes pride of place. It is a well-built granite structure adorned with superb sculpture. In addition, he patronized the poets and got them compose fine poems on the glory of the adorable gods. Moreover, he printed them for propagation. Agamic worship is offered with celebration of many festivals as done in Vaishnavaalayas.

It lies in Vanaparthi taluq of Palamur district of Andhra Pradesh enjoying bus facilities.

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