Vedanarayana Temple, Nagalapuram
Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh
Vedanarayana Temple or Matsya Narayana Temple is a Hindu temple in Nagalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a Vaishnava temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu in the form of Matsya, the fish avatar, who is referred to as Matsya Narayana or Veda Narayana. This is one of the few temples in India where Lord Vishnu is depicted in Matsya avatar, the first incarnation of the Dashavatara, Lord Vishnu's 10 main incarnations.
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Where it is
Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta railway station (VKZ), about 33 km by road.
- By air: Tirupati airport (TIR), about 48 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Arulmigu Subramanyaswamy Temple, Tiruttani – Tiruttani (Malaikoil), Tiruvallur district (about 40 km)
- Sri Kalahasteeswara Swamy Vari Devasthanam (Srikalahasti Temple) – Srikalahasti, Tirupati district, on the banks of the Swarnamukhi river (about 52 km)
- Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple – Tiruchanur (Tiruchanoor), about 5 km from Tirupati, Tirupati district (about 56 km)
- Sri Govindaraja Swamy Temple – Central Tirupati, Tirupati district (about 61 km)
- Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple – Tirumala, Tirupati district (about 73 km)
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