Pāñcarātra Āgama at Tirumala

Pāñcarātra Āgama at Tirumala

Tradition

Hindu / Vaishnava / Pancharatra

Location

• Tirumala, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh (13.6833°N, 79.3472°E)

Sacred Narrative

The Pāñcarātra Āgama — one of two main Āgamic traditions of Vishnu-temple ritual (the other being Vaikhānasa) — is still practiced at Tirumala and many other major Vishnu shrines. Tirumala follows the Vaikhānasa Āgama actually; some other Vishnu temples follow Pāñcarātra. The Pāñcarātra includes 108 sections covering temple-building, ritual, mantra, yoga, and philosophy.