Betrayaswamy temple

Betrayaswamy Temple
Betrayaswamy Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Krishnagiri
Deity	Betrayaswamy (Vishnu) Soundaryavalli (Lakshmi)
Location
Location	Denkanikottai
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
	Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates	12°30′58″N 77°47′55″E / 12.51611°N 77.79861°E
Architecture
Type	Hoysala architecture

Betrayaswamy temple (also called Denkanikottai Temple) in Denkanikottai town in Krishnagiri district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. The temple is Classified one among the 108 Abhimana Kshethram of Vaishnavate tradition. It is located 30 km from Hosur and 60 km from Bangalore and 318 km from Chennai, 77 km from Dharmapuri. In this temple Constructed in the Hoysala style of architecture, the temple is dedicated to Vishnu who is worshipped as Devaperumal and his consort Lakshmi as Soundaryavalli in this temple.

As per Hindu legend, Venkateswara believed to have appeared for the sage Kanva to save him from the yaksha Devandagadagan. A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines. The temple has a five tiered rajagopuram, the temple's gateway tower. The Wodeyars of Mysore commissioned pillared halls and major shrines of the temple during the 16th century.

The temple follows the Tenkalai tradition of worship. Two daily rituals and many yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the fifteen-day annual Chittirai Kalyana Utsavam during the Tamil month of Chittirai (April - May) and nine-day Brahmotsavam being the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.