About
Boyakonda Gangamma Temple is a most famous and powerful Shakti Temple. Gangamma is a Sister of Lord Venkateswara Swamy and one of the most significant goddess connected with Tirupati. It is strongly believed that Gangamma will protect her devotees and this temple was constructed in a memory of Goddess defeating the Navab’s Army. Thousands of pilgrims visit Boyakonda Gangamma Temple everyday. This temple is Most Famous hill shrine in Chittoor District.
The Andhra Pradesh endowments site describes the temple as a Shakti temple where legend and history overlap. According to that legend, the goddess took physical form to protect her devotees against a violent foreign invasion, and the temple was built in memory of the goddess facing and defeating the Nawab’s army. Wikipedia gives a fuller version: the Boya and Pala Ekari communities who lived in the forest around the hill resisted the rule of the Golconda Nawab, were pushed back into the forest, prayed at the hillock, and in the story the goddess descended, shielded them and crushed the army. Those two communities then built the temple, and Wikipedia says they remain prominent in serving the Ammavaru. This is temple tradition, not documented history.
Deity, well and worship
The endowments site says Gangamma is regarded as a sister of Sri Venkateswara and is among the goddesses most closely linked with Tirupati. Poojas follow the Saktheya Agamam. There is a large well (pushkarini) at the top of the hill in a place where groundwater is otherwise scarce. The official page says its water has been used for centuries as a cure for ailments, and that local farmers sprinkle it on seed before sowing. Wikipedia adds that devotees take the well water as theertham, and that visitors place a flower on the deity’s head, which locals read as favourable if it falls on the right and unfavourable if on the left. These are beliefs, not claims this site can confirm.
Wikipedia says the temple was taken over by the Andhra Pradesh Endowments Department in 1990 and is run by an executive officer. The official page says it draws more than 20,000 devotees a day; Wikipedia says the annual Navaratri festival brings lakhs of people. Expect long queues on festival days.
The temple is on Boyakonda hill near Diguvapalli in Chowdepalli mandal, about 20 km from Madanapalle according to Wikipedia. Since the district reorganisation the area falls in Annamayya district, which was earlier part of Chittoor district; the address below is as given on the earlier page.
Seva | ||
| Name | Ticket Cost | Persons Allowed |
| Abhishekam | 400/- | 2 |
| Archana | 20/- | 2 |
| Kumkumaarchana | 200/- | 1 |
| Pushpam | 50/- | 1 |
| Theertham | 20/- | 1 |
Darshanam | ||
| Name | Ticket Cost | Persons Allowed |
| Athi Seegra Darshanam | 100/- | 1 |
| Seegra Darshanam | 50/- | 1 |
| Special Darshanam | 20/- | 1 |
Seva and darshan ticket rates in the tables above are from the earlier version of this page and are not confirmed on the official site; rates are revised from time to time, so check at the counter or on the official site.
Temple Timings
6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
The official endowments page lists the temple as open from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM with no break in darshan. Festival days may differ.
How To Reach
By Air: Tirupati airport – 115 KM
By Train: Pakala railway junction – 21km
By Bus: Chittoor Bus Station – 88 KM, Tirupati – 110KM, madanapalli – 20 KM, Punganur I- 22 KM
Address
Boyakonda Gangamma Temple, Diguvapalli, Chowdepalli Mandalam, Chittoor District, Andhra pradesh – 517280, India.
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