09/01/2020
Sri sridevi bhudevi sametha SriVaikuntanadha Swami Temple in Satyavedu Constituency near Srikalahasti was consecrated on the lines of Paancharathra and Vaishnava tradition! The deities in the temple were consecrated by 9th century Pallava Maharaja Nandivarman (in the year 888BC). The deities were inspected and confirmed by sculptors and the Archaeology Department of Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam and Srikalahasti! Similar deities have been excavated in few places of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu as well! These deities were worshipped by 9th century Nandivarman, Aparajitha Varman, 12th century Cholaraja Kullothunga Chola, 13th century Pandya Raju Veerapandya Kattabomman. Sri Krishnadevaraya , the emperor of Vijayanagara kingdom worshipped in 15th century.
The temple for these powerful deities was built in the year 1977 by the villagers. When the temple was in state of despair, the former chairman of Srikalahasti temple Sri Anand Kumar Kola gaaru along with other villagers decided to renovate the temple. With grit and determination Sri kola Anand Kumar gaaru held series of meetings with the villagers of Kaatrapali about the renovation of the temple and eventually succeeded in developing it into a Shrine, building Sanctum Sanctorum , Dwajasthambam (flagstaff), Hall , compound wall and providing it with electricity and water supply.
On the eve of Phalguna pournami(full moon ) in the year 2012, Maha Samprokshana ( sanctification with holy water ) was organised with Pomp and grandeur! This sacred ceremony was graced by Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Ramanujan Chinajeeyar Swami . He performed holy rituals and gave blessings and enlightenment to the villagers post-ceremony. Every year auspicious Vaikunta Ekadashi is celebrated in great grandeur! Large scale offering of food called Annadhanam is served to the devotees..it is one of the many sacred rituals organised by the temple. On special occasions the temple premises is decorated with flowers, lamps and activities like dandiya, bhajans preachings are conducted.
Apart from the villagers, a large number of devotees from Srikalahasti and Tamil Nadu come here and participate in the festivities. Devotees from different parts of the country come here to perform sacred rituals and offer prayers.
According to English calendar (January 1st) , Telugu calendar (Ugadi) and on special months in a year like Kartika masam (Sahasra Deepotsavam ), Chaitra masam (Sri Rama Kalyanam) Dhanur masam (Vaikunta ekadashi ,Godha kalyanam), Phalguna masam ( Pushpayagaseva ), Sravana Masam (Varalakshmi Vratham ), Magha masam (Go Pooja ) special Poojas are performed.
Other charity work done by the temple in the name of God, are distribution of books, pens , clothes to the school going children and sarees to the needy women of the village!
