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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Devuni Kadapa
| other_name = (Patha Kadapa) Old Kadapa City
| nickname = Threshold to Tirupati Venkateswara Temple
| settlement_type = Historical site
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| image_caption = Entrance to Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Temple in Devuni Kadapa
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Kadapa]]
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| governing_body = [[Kadapa Municipal Corporation]]
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'''Devuni Kadapa''' is a part of [[Kadapa|Kadapa City]] and a historical site. It is also known as ''Patha Kadapa,'' meaning ''Old Kadapa''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mana-raayalaseema.blogspot.com/2009/10/devuni-kadapa.html|title=Raayalaseema|work=mana-raayalaseema.blogspot.com}}</ref><ref name="appr.gov.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.ysrkadzp.appr.gov.in/hidden/-/asset_publisher/di5XrVERUf8s/content/devuni-kadapa-sri-lakshmi-venkateswara-temple|title=Y.S.R.-District Panchayat|work=appr.gov.in|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123074952/http://www.ysrkadzp.appr.gov.in/hidden/-/asset_publisher/di5XrVERUf8s/content/devuni-kadapa-sri-lakshmi-venkateswara-temple|archivedate=2015-01-23}}</ref> It is famous for its temple of Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Swami.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://manadevunikadapa.blogspot.com/2013/02/devuni-kadapa-history.html|title=DEVUNI KADAPA HISTORY|author=Sagabala Phanindra|work=manadevunikadapa.blogspot.com|access-date=23 January 2015|archive-date=31 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831071941/http://manadevunikadapa.blogspot.com/2013/02/devuni-kadapa-history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Toponymy==
The name "Devuni Kadapa" is derived from the word ''gadapa'', which means "threshold" or "door sill". The pilgrims who wanted to visit the [[Tirumala Venkateswara Temple]], located in [[Tirupati (city)|Tirupati]], had to first visit the Lakshmi Venkateswara Swami Temple in Devuni Kadapa, hence gaining its name.

==History==
Kadapa is named after the word ''Gadapa'' which is originated from the words "Devuni Gadapa" means "Threshold of the entrance for The Lord Venkateswara Swamy". The Idol of the Lord Venkateswara has been established by [[Kripacharya]], hence the ancient name of Devuni kadapa is also mentioned in [[puranas]] as "Kripavathi Kshetram". Sri Lakshmi Venkateshwara Temple stands as an example of [[Vijayanagara architecture]]. It is said that [[Tallapaka Annamacharya]] visited this place and all the [[Sankaracharya]]s of the Advaita Mutt and the great poet [[Kshetrayya]] also visited this place. This temple was undertaken by the [[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam]].<ref name="appr.gov.in"/>

== Architecture ==
The temple exhibits classic [[Dravidian architecture]], characterized by a towering gopuram (gateway tower) and intricately carved pillars. The main sanctum houses the idol of Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Swamy, flanked by idols of Goddess Lakshmi and other deities. The temple complex includes several mandapams (pillared halls), a dhwaja stambham (flagpole), and a large temple tank (pushkarini).

==Transport==
It has the nearest railway station of Kadapa. The nearest airport is the [[Kadapa Airport]] which is located in the outskirts of the city and is about 9.5 km from Devuni Kadapa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.distancebetweencities.co.in/cuddapah_andhra-pradesh_and_devuni-kadapa-temple_kadapa_andhra-pradesh/|title=Distance between Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh and Devuni Kadapa Temple, Devuni Kadapa, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh|work=distancebetweencities.co.in}}</ref>

==References==
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Olphindro Malang at 17:44, 28 August 2024