About Mantralayam travelpackages

Mantralayam or Manchale is a town established in the Kurnool locality of Andhra Pradesh, at a expanse of 256 km from the capital village of Hyderabad. Mantralayam, the abode of the Samadhi of Vaishnava saint Shri Raghavendra Swamy, is a well renowned pilgrimage location visited in South India.

Mantralayam is established adjacent the boundary of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh along the banks of stream Tungabhadra, a head tributary of stream Cauvery. Mantralayam is considered as a holy location of very old source. According to legend, monarch Prahalada offered his yagnyas to Lord Rama in this locality, all through the Dwapara Yuga.

As per remarks, the barren land aaround Mantralayam along the river banks of Tungabhadra was presented over to the Mutt of Shri Raghavendra Swamy by Nawaab Siddi Masud Khan of Adoni. Shri Raghavendra Swamy was the disciple and the successor of Sri Sudheendra Theertharu of Kumbakonam, who educated him Dwaita Vedanta, syntax and ancient scholarly works and Vedic texts.

subsequent, Shri Raghavendra Swamy came to be renowned as ‘Manchale Ragappa’ by his ardent followers. He attained Jeeva Samadhi at Mantralayam in 1671. It is acknowledged that Shri Raghavendra Swamy was the incarnation of Bhakta Prahalada, who was profoundly dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It is furthermore accepted that, by attaining Samadhi, Shri Raghavendra entered in to the Vrindavana (Sajeeva Vrindavana) and that he will fulfill his devotees’ yearns for another 360 years.

Today, the little village of Mantralayam is synonymous with the Tomb Temple of Shri Raghavendra Swamy, which is renowned by the name ‘Vrindavana’. Mantralayam is furthermore well admired for Manchalamma Temple and Venkateswara Swamy Temple.