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Tirupati Tirumala Temples History

Tirumala Sri Varahaswami Temple Swami Pushkarini Sri Bedi Anjaneyaswami Silathoranam Srivari Padalu Papavinasam Akasaganga Theertham Hathiram Bhavaji Tiruchanoor Appalayagunta Narayanavaram Nagalapuram Surutapalli Karvetnagaram Srikalahasti Srinivasa Mangapuram Mukkoti Talakona Chandragiri Fort Sri Govindarajaswami Temple Sri Kodandaramaswami Temple Sri Kapileshwaraswami Temple Kanipakam Aragonda Golden Temple

               The famous temple of Sri Varahaswami in Tirumala is to the north of the Sri Venkateshwara temple, on the banks of Swami Pushkarini. The presiding deity is Varaha Swami, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu in the form of a boar that was staying on the hills when The Lord descended unto earth.

               He had to take permission from Lord Varaha Swami to stay here and grant HIM (Lord Varaha), the privilege of first view by the visiting pilgrims and firstNaivedyam (sacred offering of food to Lord for consecration) in return. Thus it is imperative that pilgrims visit Sri Varaha Swami first and The Lord, only later. According to legend, Tirumala was originally the Adi Varahakshetra (place belonging to Sri Adi Varahaswami). Lord Sri Venkateshwara took up residence here, with the permission of Sri Varahaswami. According to Brahmapurana, Naivedyam (food offered to God) should first be offered to Sri Varahaswami. Pilgrims should visit Sri Varahaswami temple prior to Sri Venkateshwara temple. According to Atri Samhita (Samurtarchanadhikara), Varaha Avatara is worshipped in three ways as Adi Varaha, Pralaya Varaha, and Yajna Varaha.

               The idol of Sri Varahaswami in Tirumala is that of Adi Varaha, as it resembles the description of the Adi Varaha Murti in Vaikhanasa Agama texts.