Dear Bhagavatas, In reading the histories of Tirupati, I gather that there is no solid evidence other than hearsay that the sannidhi of Emberumaanaar was constructed by Tirumalai Anantanpillai. In epigraphy the first reference to the shrine is in the 13th century or so, at least according to S.K. Ramachandra Rao's excellent history of the temple. Does anyone have any evidence to the contrary? Varadhan has told me of the opinion that the periya (pedda) jeeyar matha was started by Emberumaanaar and that the chinna jeeyar matha was started by Maamunigal, but once again I don't think there is any evidence for the former, other than hearsay, and we know what that's worth. regards, aDiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan Mani
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