Brindavan of Guru Raghahavendraswami Mantralayam is the abode of Guru Raghavendraswami, an eminent pontiff of the Dwaita philosophy enunciated by Shri Madhwacharya. This serene village on the banks of river Tungabhadra was originally known as Manchala, after the presiding deity of the village.
Raghvendraswami Mutt, in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, now witnesses a never ending stream of devotees of Guru Raghavendra round the year. A unique feature of this place is that Shri Raghavendra himself selected the village for his Brindavana Pravesha and even the place for his Samaadhi. Legends glorify this sacred soil as the land where child devotee Prahlada performed yagna, and it is believed that Sri Raghavendra was himself Prahlada in his previous birth. Guru Raghavendraswami