The Padmavathi Temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, typically opens at 5:00 AM and closes at 9:00 PM. However, these timings may vary on special occasions and during festival seasons. It is always advisable to check with the temple authorities or their official website for any updates or changes in the timings before planning a visit. There are legends behind the Tiruchanur Padmavathi temple which have been mentioned in Puranas, highly revered scripts of Hindu religion. According to a legend, Pundarika, a Brahmin who dedicated himself to the religion and followed the duties as per the shastras, couldn’t have a son till he was 50 years old. When his son was born, he named him Madhava, whom he raised with utmost care, teaching him intricacies of religion and spirituality. Madhava was then married to an equally religious woman, but he got deviated and went with another woman. After her death, unable to bear his loss, he wandered around and eventually joined a group of pilgrims on their way to Tirumala. As he took bath in the holy waters of Sudarshana Lake, and climbed the hills, his sins were washed. It was here that he heard a celestial instruction to bathe in Swami Pushkarini and seek Lord Varaha Swamy blessings. Later, Madhava was born again as Akasharaja as a son of King Mitravarman of Thondamandalam. However, even after years of his marriage to Dharanidevi, they didn’t have any children. In order to have kids, Akasharaja decided to perform a yagna.