Tier 1: official temple sources
Published by Sri Narayani Peedam on the official Sripuram website. These are the authority for darshan and seva timings, donations, bookings, rules, dress requirements, facilities, accommodation, contact details and announcements. If anything on this site conflicts with them, the official source wins.
- Official Sripuram website (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
Overall reference for official temple information, announcements and contact details. - Official Sripuram website: Darshan timings (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
General darshan hours and the Divya Darshan Seva (days, hours, donation, where to book).
Facts on this site from this source: General darshan, General entry, Divya Darshan seva. - Official Sripuram website: Dress code (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
What to wear, what to avoid, footwear and gadget instructions before entry.
Facts on this site from this source: Dress code. - Official Sripuram website: Do's and don'ts (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
Items strictly prohibited on the premises and general conduct rules.
Facts on this site from this source: Strictly prohibited on the premises. - Official Sripuram website: Facilities (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
Cloak room, parking, wheelchairs, medical aid, annadhanam, guest houses, dormitory, PRO office.
Facts on this site from this source: Temple email, Cloak room, Temple guest houses, Dormitory, Annadhana Mandapam meals, Wheelchairs, Medical aid, PRO office (help desk), Parking. - Official Sripuram website: Pooja and sevas (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
The list of poojas and sevas and the official online booking route.
Facts on this site from this source: Poojas and sevas, Morning rituals. - Official Sripuram website: Room reservation (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
Official guest house reservation form. - Official Sripuram website: Recommendations (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
Official visitor recommendations, offerings via the PRO office, Sri Narayani Temple nearby. - Official Sripuram website: Star Path (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
Shape and number of vertices of the Star Path and the messages along it.
Facts on this site from this source: Star Path. - Official Sripuram website: Sri Lakshmi Narayani Temple (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
Campus size, Sarvatheertham, gold quantity and layers, copper plates.
Facts on this site from this source: Campus, Gold used. - Official Sripuram website: Inimitable facts (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
Design attribution and the number of gold-foil layers.
Facts on this site from this source: Layers of gold foil. - Official Sripuram website: Landscape (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
Landscaping, the Sarvatheertham eco-pond and water management. - Official Sripuram website: About us (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
Founding year of the trust and its charitable programmes.
Facts on this site from this source: Sri Narayani Peedam established. - Official Sripuram website: Sri Sakthi Amma, birth and childhood (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
Date of birth of Sri Sakthi Amma as published by the Peedam.
Facts on this site from this source: Sri Sakthi Amma born. - Official Sripuram website: About Sri Narayani Peedam (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
Location of the Peedam at Thirumalaikodi and its daily pooja.
Facts on this site from this source: Thirumalaikodi. - Official Sripuram website: Location map (Sri Narayani Peedam; last checked 1 October 2026)
Official postal address and telephone number.
Facts on this site from this source: Temple telephone, Address.
Tier 2: government sources
Used for destination and district information, government descriptions of the temple, monuments and transport schedules.
- Vellore District Government: Golden Temple – Sripuram (District Administration, Government of Tamil Nadu; last checked 1 October 2026)
Government description of the temple: 100 acres, about 1,500 kg of gold, 9 to 10 layers of gold foil, and its distance from Vellore.
Facts on this site from this source: Gold (government description), Distance from Vellore. - Vellore District Government: Vellore Fort (District Administration, Government of Tamil Nadu; last checked 1 October 2026)
History and features of Vellore Fort, including the Jalakandeswarar temple inside it. - Vellore District Government: Government Museum, Vellore (District Administration, Government of Tamil Nadu; last checked 1 October 2026)
The Government Museum inside the Vellore Fort premises and its galleries. - Vellore District Government (District Administration, Government of Tamil Nadu; last checked 1 October 2026)
Official information about Vellore district, including tourism and public services. - Tamil Nadu Tourism (Government of Tamil Nadu; last checked 1 October 2026)
State tourism information for Vellore and nearby destinations. - Indian Railways National Train Enquiry System (Indian Railways; last checked 1 October 2026)
Current train schedules to Katpadi Junction and Vellore Cantonment. - TNSTC online reservation (Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation; last checked 1 October 2026)
Government bus services and reservations to Vellore. - Archaeological Survey of India (Government of India; last checked 1 October 2026)
Protected monuments, including Vellore Fort.
Tier 3: secondary references and mapping data
Used for background the official website does not publish, and for calculating approximate road distances. Always labelled, and never used to override official information.
- Wikipedia: Sripuram (Wikipedia; last checked 1 October 2026)
Consecration date and a published length for the Star Path, neither of which appears on the official website.
Facts on this site from this source: Star Path length, Consecration (Maha Kumbhabhishekam). - Wikipedia: Vellore Fort (Wikipedia; last checked 1 October 2026)
Additional background on Vellore Fort. - OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM) (OpenStreetMap contributors; last checked 1 October 2026)
Road distances we calculated between Sripuram and stations, towns and airports. Distances are approximate; travel times are our own planning estimates.
Facts on this site from this source: Vellore Fort to Sripuram, Katpadi Junction to Sripuram, Tirupati to Sripuram, Tiruvannamalai to Sripuram, Kanchipuram to Sripuram, Chennai Central to Sripuram, Chennai Airport to Sripuram, Vellore New Bus Stand to Sripuram, Bengaluru (KSR station) to Sripuram, Tirupati Airport to Sripuram, Vellore Cantonment station to Sripuram.
Tier 4: independent planning guidance
Our own suggestions and estimates, such as travel times or what to carry. They are not a source and are labelled "Independent planning guidance" or "Independent planning estimate" wherever they appear.
Where sources disagree
- Gold: the official website says "over 1.5 tonnes"; the Vellore District Government says about 1,500 kg.
- Layers of gold foil: the official website gives "nine to fifteen" on one page and "15" on another; the Vellore District Government gives 9 to 10.
What we could not source
No reliable source was found for the construction cost, the number of artisans, the exact construction period, official visitor numbers, the precise Star Path length, or crowd and waiting times, so this site does not state them as facts. The consecration date (24 August 2007) comes from Wikipedia and still needs confirmation from an official or contemporary news source.