Andhra Pradesh · South
MantralayamMantrālayam
Village on the Tungabhadra with the Brindavana of the Madhva saint Raghavendra Tirtha
- Principal temple
- Sri Raghavendra Swamy Matha (Brindavana)Sri Raghavendra Tirtha (saint); the Matha's worship centres on Sri Moola Rama
- Nearest airport
- Hyderabad, ~290 km; Kurnool airport, ~95 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mantralayam Road station, ~16 km (buses to Mantralayam)
- Tradition
- Vaiṣṇava
Overview
Mantralayam is a pilgrim village and mandal in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. It derives its importance from the Jeevasamadhi of the Madhva saint Sri Raghavendra Swamy (Raghavendra Tirtha, c. 1595–1671), a Vaishnava scholar of Dvaita Vedānta who, according to tradition, entered his Brindavana here in 1671. The Sri Raghavendra Swamy Matha, one of the three premier Dvaita monasteries, draws lakhs of devotees each year.
See sources [1–8]- Sri Raghavendra Tirtha (saint); the Matha's worship centres on Sri Moola Rama
