| Nagalapuram | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Map Alt: | Dynamic map |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 13.3889°N 79.7967°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tirupati |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nagalapuram |
| Founder: | Krishna Devaraya |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.32 |
| Population Total: | 11166 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 517589 |
Nagalapuram is a Mandal Headquarter in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Nagalapuram mandal in Srikalahasti revenue division.[3] [4] This town is home to Vedanarayana Temple, where the presiding deity Vishnu is in the form of Matsya, the first incarnation of Dasavatara.[5]
Nagalapuram the temple town is built at the time of Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara Empire regime in memory of his mother Nagamamba Devi. Hence, it became Sri Nagalapuram. Before the change of its name to Nagalapuram, this village was known as Harigandapuram.
Nagalapuram is located at 13.4°N 79.7833°W.[6] It has an average elevation of 64 meters (213 feet).
Temple reflects the Vijayanagara architectural style Vedanarayana swamy idol facing west. The sanctum sanctorum has Vedanarayana swamy with his consorts Sridevi and Bhoodevi on either side. This is a Matsya Avatar of Lord Vishnu first Avatar, who saved the four vedas from Somakudu and returned to Brahma. Temple Brahmostavam comes on Shukla Dwadasi, Trayodasi and Chaturdasi of Phalguni masam (Agama calendar). Temple architecture is done in such a way that during these three days, the sun rays fall on the main deity feet, navel and forehead, called as "Suriya Pooja". This remarks the start of Summer season as per the holy inscriptions available in the temple.[7]
Nagalapuram Falls is a waterfall which attracts many tourists. It offers a great trekking opportunity as you go into the forest in the Eastern Ghats. The trek is very scenic and one can see streams along the trek route. There are 3 waterfalls you come across and each of them has a pool next to it. The water is very clean and refreshing.[8]
Trekkers can visit the trekking route which is about 4 km in length and has views of three waterfalls. Paid parking facilities are available at the beginning of the trek. Due to its proximity to Chennai, large number of people visit the waterfalls each year and this has started taking a toll on the environment around the trek which is now heavily littered with waste left by trekkers.
The third waterfall, which is last in the series, has a deep pool which should not be explored without adequate safety equipment such as life jackets and due to negligence this has resulted in several drownings at this pool.[9]
Total Number of House Hold : 2830
Population Persons Males FemalesTotal 11,166 5,468 5,698In the age group 0–6 years 1,072 588 484Scheduled Castes (SC) 4,296 2,164 2,132Scheduled Tribes (ST) 228 118 110Literates 7,216 3,917 3,299