Legend has it that the Trivikrama self-manifested here after the event of Bali-vadha affiliating to the Vamana avatar of MahaVishnu. The story of Vamana is described in this temple legend as follows, during the rule of Indra in Satyayuga, an Asura named Bali chakravarti defeated the Devas and occupied the Devalokas and Bhuloka and started creating chaos. All the Devas rushed to Sri Maha Vishnu for help, to which Vishnu promised to take an avatar to bring back the stability in both the Lokas.
In course of time, Vishnu incarnated as a darwf Brahmin and reached the place of Bali chakravarti where he is performing a grand ritual in which he is donating the Brahmins whatever they wish infornt of him and spending the wealth in pride which he looted from the Lokas. Vamana appeared to be a small poor boy carrying an umbrella as he is on a pilgrimage. Vamana approached Bali, wished a promise of granting him whatever he asks to which Bali seeing the appearance as promised to do so. Vamana asked for a three feet land, to which all the people in the gathering laughed for such small wish instead of Gold, wealth and other luxuries. Bali being suspicious, granted him to choose land. Vamana then grew bigger and bigger and appeared as gigantic form with which he covered earth with one foot and sky with another foot. Vamana then asked where to take his other foot of land, to which Bali relaised that this is none other than Vamana and offered Vishnu to place foot on his head as third foot of land. Vamana then stamped Bali into earth by placing foot on his head and thus killed the Asura who is being arrogant and pride of ruling the Lokas creating chaos. Thus Vamana is called as Trivikrama, the one who covered all Lokas with three foot.

The temple was built during the Eastern Chalukya period in the 7th century CE and extended in 12th century CE and also received patronage from the Velanati
Chodas and Chandolu Reddy Cheifs (subordinates of Kondaveedu). Later in the 16th century the temple underwent renovations and additions during the Rule of Sadasivaraya, the Vijayanagara emperor.

Architecture:

The temple is a simple Dravidian style temple consists of a Garbhagriha, an Arthamandapa, a Mukhamandama and a Mahamandapa. The temple is enclosed by a compound wall with an entrance in the east surmounted by a three storied gopura. The Mahamandapa and Gopura are recent additions of late 18th century.
The Garbhagriha is a square chamber with an entrance doorway in the east opening into a small rectangular arthamandapa. The mukhamandapa is hall closed on sides with wall and has entrance ways in north, east and south connected to inner chambers through a western doorway. There are two rows of two pillars each in the hall. The outer Mahamandapa is an open hall with four pillars each in front and back row. There is a superstructure over the garbhagriha belonging to Dravida type in pyramidal shape. At north-east corner of the temple is as four pillared mandapa known as Kalyanamandapa, constructed with an elevated platform and a small vimana on its top.

Art & Sculpture:

The most striking feature of the temple is the idol of Lord Trivikrama which is carved as bas relief on a limestone. The Trivikrama sculpture is carved beautifully in such a way it depicts the episode of Vamana Viswaroopam. The lord has eight arms holding various weapons and standing on right leght with the left one stretched into air. There is a carving of Bali depicted holding the leg of the lord and Brahma is seen on right corner in inverted pose as he is washing the feet of Trivikrama that stretched into Devaloka. There are several other devas and guardians carved on both sides of the Lord.
The sculptural wealth of the temple can be found on the outer walls of the Garbhagriha and Arthamandapa. There are several carved panels arranged on the wall from the plinth to roof covering the entire wall portions. There are few niches on walls which contains the carvings of Vishnu, Ganesh and Kaliyamardana. The panel carvings depict the various episodes of Ramayana, Mahabaratam and Bhagavatam. There are carvings of Mahisasura-mardhini depicted on the north phase.
The Idol of Trivikrama represents the Early Vengi Chalukyan style and the panels on the temple wall belong to Vijayanagara period.

The most celebrated festivals in the temple are Vamana-jayanti and Mukkoti- Ekadasi. All holy days as per the Vaishnava agamas are celebrated in the temple.

6 AM- 11AM, 3.30PM- 7.30PM