Tadimarri - Channahesavaswamy Aalayam

A pious feudal lord by name Pedda Tirumalaraya ruling under the hegemony of Vijayanagar emperors built a big fort at Tadimarri after the fall of Vijayanagar empire. Being an enlightened ruler, he undertook many constructional programmes on becoming independent and dedicated them to public. Among them, the five temples built for Nilakanteswara, Channakesava, Virabhadreswara, Narasimha and Bhairavaswamy aalayas besides five big tanks, five ponds, five big gardens and one hundred wells are deservedly famous and they immortalized him. The broad rampant walls of the sturdy fort was embellished with sixteen bastions. And everything received imperial touch during his rule.

The Channakesava temple is an independent one possessing all the component parts built according to vastusastra. And they were imposing in dimensions and exquisite in sculpture. The mulavirat of the temple is a good specimen of excellent craftsmanship. The mini-shrines are adorned with parivaradevatas of many adorable deities. The regular worship is offered according to agamas. And the Brahmotsav falling in the month of Chaitra is celebrated on a grand scale and attracts huge crowds.

It lies 26 km off Dharmavaram of Anantapur district of An0hra Pradesh, commanding bus services.