Prasanna Venkataramanswamy, Chappadi

Prasanna Venkataramanswamy Chappadi is an east-facing hill temple that can be reached through a short flight of steps and over rocks. On the southeast side of the slope is a rock pond of water and a shrine for Anjaneya. Adjoining the rock-carved Anjaneya is an installation of Navagraha in the same shrine. The temple on top resembles a fort with solid and tall walls all around. Outside the doorway is a stone Dwajasthambam. Inside the temple consists of a single large and spacious Prakaram housing the shrines and the sanctum sanctorum of the main deity. There is a Mahamandapam and Ardha Mandapam before the sanctum. On the left side of the sanctum are Ramanujar, Manavala Mamuni, Nammazhwar. Inside the sanctum is Vishwaksenar facing North on the left side of the main deity. Aandal is on the right side of the main deity. Outside in the Prakaram is Lakshmi Narasimhar on the southwest side and Mahalakshmi Thaayar on the northwest side.