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[[File:Chinthalavenkataramana Swami Temple.jpg|thumb|Chintala Venkataramana Temple]]
'''Chintalarayaswamy Temple''' or '''Sri Chintala Venkataramana Temple''' is a Hindu Vaishnavite temple situated at [[Tadipatri]], a town in the [[Anantapur District]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name=chintala1>{{cite book | title =Poverty Alleviation Through Self-Help Groups in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh| publisher = Anchor Academic Publishing | year = 2017 | isbn = 9783960671619 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=PqwyDwAAQBAJ&q=Chintala+Venkataramana+Temple&pg=PA109}}</ref> The Temple is dedicated to Lord [[Venkateswara]], a form of [[Vishnu]], who is referred to as Chintala Venkataramana.<ref name=nameform>{{cite book | title =Guide to Monuments of India| publisher = Viking | year = 1989 | isbn = 9780670806966 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=jj_qAAAAMAAJ&q=Chintala+Venkataramana+Temple}}</ref> The temple was built by Pemmasani Timmanayudu II of the [[Pemmasani Nayaks]]. It is situated on the bank of the Penna River, which passes through the town.<ref name=chintala1 /> The temple is known for its granite sculptures and is classified as one of the [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Andhra Pradesh|Monuments of National Importance]] by [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI). The temple has a ''Garuda Mandapa'' built as chariot with rotating granite wheels, which is similar to the one found in the Vithala Temple of Hampi.

==Etymology==
According to legend, it is believed that, the presiding deity [[Venkateswara]] was found in the Tamarind ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: Chinta) tree and hence got the name Chintala Venkataramana.<ref name=nameform />

==History==
The Temple was built during reign of [[Vijayanagara empire]] in mid 16th Century.<ref name=architecture>{{cite book | title =Architecture and Art of Southern India: Vijayanagara and the Successor States 1350-1750| publisher = Cambridge University Press | year = 1995 | isbn = 9780521441100 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=W6bphUvvPf4C&q=Chintala+Venkataramana+Temple&pg=PR11}}</ref> [[Pemmasani Timmanayudu II]], a contemporary of [[Viranarasimha Raya|Vira Narasimharaya]] and [[Krishnadevaraya]], built this temple.<ref>{{citation|last=Sriramamurty|first=Y.|title=Studies in the History of the Telugu country during the Vijayanagara period 1336 to 1650 A D|date=1973|page=272|chapter=The Pemmasani Family|chapter-url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/107988/10/10_chapter%206.pdf|publisher=Karnatak University/Shodhganga|hdl=10603/107988}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Ramaswami|first=N.S|title=Temples of Tadpatri|date=1975|url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.63415?q=temples+of+tadipatri|page=10–11|publisher=Govt. of Andhra Pradesh}}</ref> Timmanayudu built this temple after Lord [[Vishnu]] is said to have told Timmanayudu in a dream that a temple should be constructed for him at Tadipatri.<ref>{{harvnb|Sriramurty|1973|p=272}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Ramaswami|1975|pp=10–11}}</ref> Timmanayudu appointed two archakas and a chief-priest, and he gifted lands to the temple.<ref name=":3">{{harvnb|Sriramurty|1973|p=273}}</ref> The Chintalarayaswamy Temple is considered as one of the finest examples of Vijayanagara architecture.<ref name=":3" /> The initial structure may belong to Saluva dynasty, but the entrance towers belongs to the Tuluva dynasty.<ref name=architecture />

==Architecture==
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The temple was built in Dravidian style.<ref name=architecture />

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
File:Chintalarayaswami Temple-Dr. Murali Mohan Gurram (1).jpg | Chintalaraya Temple with Vimanams
File:INTRICATE STONE ART,TADPATRI,AP - panoramio.jpg | A huge pillar with a person riding the Yali
File:Chintalarayaswami Temple-Dr. Murali Mohan Gurram (8).jpg | A wall with sculptures
File:NARTAKA MUDRA VENKATRAMANA TEMPLE TADPATRI AP - panoramio.jpg | Nartaka Mudra
File:Chintalarayaswami Temple-Dr. Murali Mohan Gurram (6).jpg| A idol depicting deity
File:Elephants,tadpatri temple AP - panoramio.jpg | Elephants
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy temple]]
* [[Temples of Andhra Pradesh]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Anantapur district]]
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