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Jamalapuram, Khammam district, Telangana · 16.8317°, 80.5198°
A Venkateswara temple at Jamalapuram near Errupalem in Khammam district, described as of considerable antiquity and renovated under Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara; it is popularly called the Chinna Tirupati of Telangana.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The sage Jabali is said to have performed penance at a spot here called Suchi Gutta and been blessed by Venkateswara, who is worshipped as a self-manifested form.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Vijayanagara (renovation)
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