On the Ratnagiri hill at Annavaram in Andhra Pradesh stands the temple of Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy, one of the most visited shrines of the region and famed above all as the great centre of the Satyanarayana Vratam — the sacred vow and worship of the Lord as the embodiment of truth (satya). Here Vishnu is revered in a form that unites the powers of the Trimurti, worshipped upon a distinctive two-tiered altar.
Countless devotees climb the hill, or drive its ghat road, to perform the Satyanarayana puja for the fulfilment of their wishes, for prosperity, and for the blessing of new beginnings — weddings, housewarmings, and ventures of every kind. Annavaram Satyadeva is worshipped as the Lord who upholds truth and grants the heart's sincere desires.
