Narayana Vanam is a small town which is at a distance of 22 km from Tirupathi. In ancient times Narayanavaram was the Capital of the Karvetinagar kingdom which was ruled by
Suryavamsa's.
According to the legend of the land,
Lord Venkateswara swamy married goddess
Padmavati Devi at this place and stayed for the first few days after their marriage in this place, hence the name
Narayna vanam which means Narayana – Lord Venkateswara, Vanam-place/park.
The presiding deity is
Sri Kalayana Venkateswara with
Lakshmi Devi on his chest, a
hunting sword in his hand,
Metal belt of Dasavatara,
Kalyana bangle & Salagrama Japamala can be seen.
The other deities present inside this temple are Sri Pavasaverwara Swami Temple, Sri Veera Bhadra Swami Temple, Sri Sakthi Vinayaka Swami Temple, Sri Agastheeswara swami Temple & Sri Avanakshamma Temple, Sri Padmavathi mother temple, Sri Andal Temple, Sri Seetha Lakshamana sameta Rama Temple, Sri Ranga Nayakula Swami Temple. The Speciality of this temple is ,Lord will appear with open eyes. Due to this devotees will be greatly enjoyed with the visit of Lord`s eyes.
Brahmostavams will be conducted every year on Sankranthi and main festivals celebrated here are Andal neerostavam, VaralakshmiVratam, Teepostavam, Radhasaptami, Ugadi, SriRamanavami, Chitrapournami, Andal Tiravadi Puram, Deepalvadi, Vykunta Ekadasi and Dwadasi.
Here the largest
Tirugali (grinder) can be seen. It is said that, on the marriage day, Nalugu is done with the flour that in taken from this
Tirugali.