Travel
Sites in Andhra Pradesh
Introduction
Hyderabad
Nagarjuna
Sagar
Puttaparthi
Srisailam
Tirupathi
Visakhapatnam
Warangal
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SRISAILAM
It is 232 km south
of Hyderabad, on the banks of river Krishna. The river has a dam here
also. Nearby on a hill is situated the famous Bhramaramba Mallikarjunaswamy
temple. The temple has one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in the country. The
legend has it that the sacred bull of Lord Shiva, Vrishabha, performed
penance here and that the God appeared before him with his consort,
Parvathi, in the forms of Mallikarjuna
and Bhramaramba. Nearby is Srisailam's highest peak of Sikharam (2835
ft). The Sikhareswara temple here is dedicated to Lord Shiva. After
worshipping the Veera Sankara Linga if one views from here the Mallikarjuna
temple, it is said, one will be emancipated from the bondage of the
cycle of birth, death and rebirth, and will get liberated from all sins
of the presesnt life. The Sanskrit sloga says: Srisaila Sikharam drushtva
punarjanma navidyate. Another temple around is Sakthi Ganapathi temple.
Hatakeswaram is yet another historical spot where a temple is dedicated
to Adi Sankara. The philosopher-saint performed penance here and wrote
Sivananda Lahari. Pala Dhara and Pancha Dhara are two legendary springs
near the temple. Srisailam also offers a sprawling wildlife sanctuary.
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A ride in Pathalaganga:
Krishna at this spot is very deep |
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