The great Sri Rama devotee and composer Tallapaka Annamacharyulu is associated with this legendary temple. His native place is near this pilgrimage spot. The temple is also associated with the Ramayana-fame Jambuvanta. This temple was located near by to the rajampet also. And the temple was a great sculptures with great divine atmospheres . And lord rama, lakshmnan and Sitamma are really great in that temple. And shri anjaneyulu temple also located near by to the vontimitta.
Kishkindakanda, one of the 7 kandas of the Ramayanam, is believed to have happened in Vontimitta, Kadapa. Vontimitta is 20 kilometers from the city. The Anjaneya Swamy Gandi may also be part of the Ramayanam; it is believed that the Anjaneya Swamy Vigraham in Gandi is made by Sri Rama on a hill stone with his arrow's point to acknowledge Anjaneya's help him in finding Sri Sita Devi.
Vontimitta is famous for the Kodanda Ramaswamy Temple, which was built by the Chola and Vijayanagara kings. The images of Rama, Lakshman and Sita are carved on a single piece of rock. According to the legend, Rama, Lakshmana and Sita spent some time here in the forest during the period of their exile. Once to quench the thirst of Sita, Rama shot an arrow deep into the earth, upon which sweet water gushed out. Later, with this perennial water spring, two small tanks named Ramathirtham and Lakshmanathirtham were formed. Splendid architecturally, it boasts of a towering gateway, a large beautiful sculptured Mandapam with exquisitely carved pillars, an inner chamber and the sanctum. Few temples in the country can rival it for the sheer magnificence and beauty of its intricate carvings and finesse. Apart from the gateway, the large and beautifully sculpted mandapam with 32 pillars called the Madhya Ranga Mandapam leading to the inner chamber and sanctum is of great architectural interest. Vontimitta is locates 25 Kms from Cuddapah city on the state highway leading to Tirupathi.
The main mandapam, built by the Vijayanagar kings, has a dancing Vigneswara. Saint-poet Tallapaka Annamacharya is said to have visited the place and sung in praise of the deity in his keerthanas. All the Sankaracharyas of the Advaita Mutts, heads of Ahobila Mutts and Mahakavi Kshetrayya have visited the temple, which was recently taken over by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). The Sri Kodandarama temple at Vontimitta, 28 km from Kadapa en route to Chennai, is said to be the only Rama temple in the country without Anjaneya beside the main deity.
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| View of the Kodandarama Swamy Temple in Vontimitta |
It has idols of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana carved on a single rock. The idol is said to have been installed by Jambavantha. The walls and pillars of the temple are embellished with intricate carvings. Near the temple is a Rama theertham, a Lakshmana theertham and a meditation hall. It is said that Rama and Lakshmana struck the earth with arrows to bring out the Pathalaganga to quench the thirst of living creatures.
Mahakavi Bammera Pothana spent his life at Vontimitta and dedicated his Mahabhagavatham to the deity. Vavilakolanu Subba Rao, known as Andhra Valmiki for translating Valmiki’s Ramayana into Telugu, is immortalised in the annals of Andhra Pradesh. He has dedicated his work to the deity in Vontimitta.
Southern Gopura of the Vontimitta Kodandarama Swamy Temple
Eastern Gopura of the Vontimitta Kodandarama Swamy Temple
Intricate carvings on one of the stone pillars of the Vontimitta temple
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ReplyDeleteThe main mandapam, built by the Vijayanagar kings, has a dancing Vigneswara. Saint-poet Tallapaka Annamacharya is said to have visited the place and sung in praise of the deity in his keerthanas. All the Sankaracharyas of the Advaita Mutts, heads of Ahobila Mutts and Mahakavi Kshetrayya have visited the temple, which was recently taken over by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). The Sri Kodandarama temple at Vontimitta, 28 km from Kadapa en route to Chennai, is said to be the only Rama temple in the country without Anjaneya beside the main deity.
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