Sri Adikeshava Emberumanar Swamy Temple

Sri Adikeshava Embermannar Swamy Temple located at Narsapur in West Godavari -Andhra Pradesh which is a famous temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.Built about more than 200 years ago, the temple is known as Abhinava Bhootapuri as it has the same architecture as a temple in Bhootapuri near Sriperumbudur in TamilNadu.

Here in this temple of Sri Adikeshava perumal, with his consorts Sreedevi and Bhudevi, and Sri Emberumanar to the right of the main shrine is the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Ramanuja and to the left is Sree Yatirajanathavalli Thayar. This is the only temple where Goddess Lakshmi has a name attributed to a devotee of the lord. She is a Varaprasadi, who grants all wishes.

The temple associates with Tamil culture in many ways. From architecture to daily rituals, it replicates Sri Adikesava Perumal Koil in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.

History
During British time, Sri Prasannagresara Puppala Ramanappa Naidu a translator, who was working for the British East India Company attended Sri Ramayana Pravachanam/Kalakshepam by Sriman U.Ve Eunni Ramanujacharya Swamy. Once the pravachanam is done, Sri Ramanappa Naidu wanted to offer Guru Dakshina to Sri Ramanujacharya Swamy and was instructed Ramanappa Naidu to construct AdiKesava Emberumaanar Swamy Kovela in Narsapuram in parlance with Swamy Kovela in Sri Perumbudur.

Then Sri Ramanappa Naidu went to Sriperumbudur as per the instruction given by Sri Ramanujacharya Swamy. In Sriperumbudur, another Thirumeni of Swamy Emberumanar is arranged in Ekasanam(Same altar) with the original thirumeni of Emberumanar. After six months of Thiruvaradhanam for both the Thirumenis, new Thirumeni is brought to Narsapuram in the palanquin and installed in Sri Adikesava Swamy Kovela. The Aasanam (altar) of Sri Emberumanar Swamy is called Bhadravedi or Thrivedi signifying the authority of Swamy in all three types of Sruthis namely Bheda, Abheda, and Ghatak.

This temple organizes four major events every year Bhogi Kalyanam in January, Meenotsavam and Brahmotsavam in March and a 12-day Ramanuja Utsavam in April-May. Devotees from Tamil Nadu attend these events without fail.