Padmavati
Image of Padmavati
Other names	Alamelu Manga, Alar Mel Mangai
Affiliation	Devi, Lakshmi, Vaishnavism
Abode	Tirumala
Symbol	Lotus
Mount	Elephant
Parents	Akasha Raja, Dharani Devi
Consort	Venkateshvara

Padmavati (Sanskrit: पद्मावती, lit. 'she of the lotus'), also known as Alamelu Manga or Alar Melu Mangai,^[1][2][3] is a Hindu goddess and the consort of the deity Venkateshwara, a form of Vishnu. She is described as a daughter of a local king and an avatar of goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu.^[1][4]

The most prominent shrine of Padmavati is Padmavati Ammavari Temple situated at Tiruchanur, a suburb of Tirupati. Tradition dictates that every pilgrim to Tirupati must offer obeisance at this temple before visiting the Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala, the central temple of her consort.

Padmavathi is a major deity in Hinduism worshipped as an aspect of the goddess Lakshmi and her second aspect, Bhumi.^[1] It is believed that her intercession is indispensable to gaining the favour of the lord, it is also believed that Lakshmi is omnipresent, illimitable, and the bestower of moksham along with Vishnu in Sri Vaishnavism.

• Padmavathi Temple, Tiruchanur
• Tiruchanur
• Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, a university named after Padmavati
• Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur

• The Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanam website
• Sri Venkatdhvari Kavi's Sri Lakshmi Saharam Praising Alarmelmanga Thayar Archived 2 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine