Tirumala temple at Tirupati
Tirumala, situated in the Chittoor locale of Andhra Pradesh, is a standout amongst the most renowned journey focuses India. Tirumala is the wealthiest and most gone by sanctuary (of any confidence) on the planet. Tirumala is a perfect holy getaway from Chennai to spend a weekend.
Tirumala, adobe of Sri Venkateswara (otherwise called Balaji – an incarnation of Lord Vishnu) is a standout amongst the most commended journey focuses in India and it pulls in a large number of lovers consistently. The sanctuary is arranged on the Tirumala Hills which comprises of seven tops known as Sapthagiri at a height of 3,200 feet. The seven crests speak to the seven hoods of Adishesha, the serpent on whom lies Lord Vishnu.
The sanctuary of Lord Venkateswara was worked by the Tamil ruler Thondaimaan. The Pallavas of Kanchipuram (ninth century), Cholas of Tanjore (tenth century), Pandyas of Madurai and Vijayanagara Kings (fourteenth and fifteenth hundreds of years) consistently went by the sanctuary and made extensive commitments towards its improvement. Particularly, Sri Krishna Devaraya of Vijayanagara Empire contributed a ton to the sanctuary. The statues of Sri Krishna Devaraya and his mate stand in the premises of the sanctuary.
The Tirumala holy place is a magnum opus of Dravidian design. The principle sanctum contains 2 m high standing symbol of Venkateswara on a lotus flanked by his consorts Bhudevi and Sridevi. The most striking element of the sensational dark symbol is its breathtaking jewel crown, which is said to be the most valuable single trimming on the planet. The Sanctorum ‘Ananda Nilayam’ has a sparkling gold secured Vimana and gold secured doors.
Bhadrachalam Temple
Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy Temple situated in Bhadrachalam is an antiquated old sanctuary in Bhadrachalam in Khammam District of Telangana. The directing god in this sanctuary is Sri Lord Rama and His consort Sita Devi alongside His sibling Lakshmana who went with him into the timberlands amid His 14-year banish.
Bhadrachalam pulls in hundreds and a great many fans from everywhere throughout the world. This slope put that is circled by Holy River Godavari streaming towards southern bearing is the renowned sanctum Bhadrachalam. The sanctuary in Bhadrachalam is firmly associated with the life of the holy person writer arranger Kancharla Gopanna who later came to be known as Bhakta Ramadas.
He found the gods of Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshmana and was wonderstruck. He chose to develop a sanctuary and requested that every one of the villagers contribute generously for the development of the sanctuary. However they missed the mark concerning stores. Every one of the villagers requested that Gopanna spend the incomes gathered for the development of the sanctuary. Furthermore, they guaranteed Gopanna that they will offer their harvests and reimburse the incomes hence spent for the sanctuary. Taking into account their confirmations, Gopanna spent a measure of Rs.6 lakhs from the incomes gathered without advising the higher powers and the lord.
The development of the sanctuary was verging on complete. In any case, he had an issue of altering ‘Sudarshana Chakra’ at the highest point of the primary sanctuary. He was profoundly bothered and nodded off. On that night Lord Rama showed up in his fantasy and requesting that he take a heavenly plunge in waterway Godavari where he will locate the genuinely necessary Sudarshana Chakra. Following day Gopanna took a heavenly plunge in the waterway and found the Holy Sudarshana Chakra and imagined that it was the blessing from Lord Rama Himself. The sanctuary was finished finally. Be that as it may, his tragedies started. It was to be sure a testing time for his dedication to Lord Rama which he withstood the test effectively bearing all the torment. Gopanna was consequently known as Bhakta Ramadas, which means, the passionate worker of Lord Ram.
Srisailam Entrance Gopuram
Srisailam is a standout amongst the most essential journey focuses of Lord Shiva in India and one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. It is arranged on the banks of River Krishna in Kurnool area of Andhra Pradesh. Srisailam is a standout amongst the most well known weekend getaways from Hyderabad.
Srisailam is well known for Srisailam Dam and Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple which is devoted to Lord Shiva. The sanctum reveres Lord Mallikarjuna as a linga secured by a three-hooded cobra. This antiquated sanctuary worked in the Dravidian style with grandiose towers and sprawling yards is one of the finest examples of Vijayanagara design. In spite of the fact that the precise sources of the sanctuary are not accessible, the Satavahanas of the second century AD have alluded to it. The Kakatiyas and the Vijayanagara lords have made a few enrichments here.
The exceptional element of this kshetram is the blend of Jyothirlingam and Mahasakthi (as Bhramarambika) in one grounds, which is extremely uncommon and stand out of its kind. The colossal religious pioneer Aadi Sankara is said to have gone by this place of worship and created his undying Sivananda Lahiri here.
Srisailam is an immaculate mix of sanctuaries and picturesque spots. Srisailam Dam worked over River Krishna is one of the biggest dams in South India. Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple, Bhramaramba Devi Temple, Akka Mahadevi Caves, Pathala Ganga, Shikaresvara Temple, Sakshi Ganapathi Temple and Mallela Theertham are alternate attractions here.
Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Sanctuary, India’s biggest tiger store is spread more than 3500 Sq. km. This Sanctuary is a characteristic natural surroundings of differing types of widely varied vegetation. The rich and thick Nallamala timberland extent is a mainstream destination for trekking, slope climbing, backwoods investigation, and exploration, to which Srisailam town goes about as a base camp.
The Mahasivarathri celebration in the month of February/March is commended as Brahmothsavam (yearly celebration).
Srisailam offers an immense exhibit of tolerably costly to spending lodgings keep running by Temple Board, AP Tourism, and private administrators. Propelled reservation is prescribed amid crest season, celebrations and long weekend.
Hyderabad Airport is the closest air terminal, 202 km from Srisailam. The closest railroad station to achieve Srisailam is the Markapur Railway Station which is 87 km away. Markapur station is all around associated with all significant urban communities like Bhubaneswar, Puri, Bangalore, Kolkata, Machilipatnam, Vasco da Gama, Guntur, and Hyderabad. Srisailam is most effectively available by street. Transports interface Srisailam with Hyderabad, Bangalore, Vijayawada, Kakinada, Vizag, Tirupati, Kurnool, Guntur, Kadapa and Nellore.
Mahanandi temple
Mahanandi is a heavenly Lord Shiva journey focus situated in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh. Situated toward the east of Nallamala Hills, Mahanandi is a beautiful town encompassed by thick woods. Inside 15 km span from Mahanandi, there are nine Nandi (Bulls) known as Nava Nandis. Mahanandi is renowned for the Mahanandiswara Temple and first places of worship of Nava Nandis. The nine Nandi sanctuaries are Mahanandi, Shivanandi, Vinayakanandi, Somanandi, Prathamanandi, Garudanandi, Suryanandi, Krishnanandi and Naganandi.
The seventh century Mahanandiswara Temple devoted to Lord Shiva is exceptionally acclaimed and holy place. In spite of the fact that the underlying structure was worked by Chalukyas in seventh century, a few increments were done in tenth and fifteenth hundreds of years. The gopuram over focal sanctum is implicit Badami Chalukyan style of design and different structures in the sanctuary are in Vijayanagara style. As per the legend, the nearby rulers known as Nandas ruled here in the tenth century AD and they fabricated various sanctuaries and adored their hereditary divinity the Nandi, henceforth the name Mahanandi.
The noteworthy component here is the completely clear water in Pushkarini which streams consistently. The water is so clear and immaculate that even a needle at the base can be seen plainly. There are almost three pools in Mahanandi Temple. Two pools lie outside the sanctuary. The third pool which exists in sanctuary premises has continuous water stream which begins from the storm cellar of Garbha Gruha where principle god (Shiva Ling) is set. This 60 square feet tank has a Mandapam at its center and the gulf and outlets of tank are implicit such away, the water level dependably stays at five feet high. Along these lines aficionados can have a dunk in this blessed tank. Here fans are permitted to offer supplications to Shiva Ling and touch the water underneath the Lingam in the principle Sanctum Sanctorum. There is a tremendous Nandi statue outside the Mahanandiswara Temple.
Kanaka Durga Temple
The sanctuary of Kanaka Durga the Goddess of influence, wealth and kindness and the directing divinity of Vijayawada, is swarmed by lakhs of travelers for love amid the “Navarathri” celebration which is commended with Religious enthusiasm, pageantry and merriment. The little however old sanctuary of Kanaka Durga , a top the Indrakeeladri slope on the banks of the Sacred stream Krishna in Vijayawada overflows with legends of verifiable premium.
Indrakeeladri is novel in that it has been the picked house Kanaka Durga and Her consort Malleswara as Swayambhu (the self-existent one). Here Durga is one the right half of Malleswara as against the convention of Goddesses taking their position on the left of their consorts. This demonstrates Shakthi is transcendent on the Indrakeeladri.
Legend has it that the devils gained incredible forces by conciliating the Gods and started annoying the sages on the earth. Goddess Parvathi accepted different structures to murder these evil spirits. It was kausiki to slaughter Sumbhu and Nisambhu, Mahisasura Mardini to murder Mahishasura and Durga to execute Durgamasura. “Kanaka Durga since she was aglow with brilliant shades, and asked Her to keep focused and favor them. Kanaka Durga asked Keeludu a passionate enthusiast to appear as slope to empower Her remain focused. Accordingly Keeladri turned into the house Durga. She appeared as Mahisasura Mardini with eight arms holding distinctive weapons, riding on a lion and trampling Mahishasura on the slope of Indrakeeladri. Her consort Shiva had his spot on a nearby hillrock as Jyothirlinga. He was revered by Lord Brahma with jasmines (Mallelu) whereby he got the name of Malleswara Swamy. As divine creatures like Indra went to the spot, the slope came to be called Indrakeeladri.
Here it was by legend, that Arjuna performed compensation and battled with Lord Shiva, who had showed up in the appearance of Kiratha to win pasupathastra, the most capable weapon. So this spot is likewise called phalguna theertha.
At the point when Indrakeeladri came in the method for the River Krishna the Gods asked for the slope to permit the stream to go through it to join the ocean. Keeludu obliged and gave a little entry for the waterway. However, the savage Krishna made the section bigger than allowed and conveyed a part of the slope four miles downstream to Yanamalakuduru, where there is presently a hillrock called “Thelukonda” or drifting hillrock. As per another legend, Kanaka Durga acquired the nose-stud of the Krishna and to abstain from returning it bounced up the slope. Krishna pledged to reclaim her decoration by raising her level to the slope top before the end of kaliyuga
Adi-Sankaracharya went by the sanctuary and introduced the Srichakra and started workship of Kanaka Durga in vedic ways.
Hiuan Tsang, a Chinese explorer composed that he has seen numerous stone engravings in the region of the sanctuary that uncovered memorable occasions.
Palakethu Bhupaludu made two engravings in the period 1150-1240 A.D. One identified with unimpeaching Madhava Varma the leader of this territory. The child of poor ladies was murdered when he fell under the wheels of the chariot of the lord’s child.
When she looked for equity, Madhava Varma’s guides said that he ought to be rebuffed with death. Yet, they felt that the guilty party being the child of the ruler, could be saved the discipline. At the point when Madhava Varma demonstrated his fairness by rebuffing his child with death, there down-poured gold on Vijayawada and both the young men were honored to live once more.
Malleswara remained by one of his staunch aficionados Sripathi Pandithaiah, who accepted there was no other God by Malleswara; and his resolution made the general population alienate him and he was even rejected flame. The maddened Pandithaiah looked for the favors of Malleswara and reviled the general population that they would not get fire any more, for he had claimed it, stuffed it in a silk fabric and hung it on a branch of a Sami Vriksham. The general population needed to apologize to Pandithaiah at the occurrence of their King, to get back the flame.
The nine-day celebration of Navarathri finishes on Vijaya Dasami Day when individuals adore arms and perform ayudha Pooja. Neighborhood chieftains used to praise the celebration with ceremony. Once a cop declined them authorization to show their arms on Vijaya Dasami day. He got a link from that he was released from administration taking after numerous grievances against him. Alarmed by the occasions, the Officer not just allowed the general population to observe Vijaya Dasami additionally participated in it. Later he got another link crossing out his rejection request. Thus, it turned into a custom for policemen to observe Vijaya Dasami, which is still in vogue.
Kanaka Durga is exceptionally embellished as Balatripura Sundari, Gayathri Annapoorna. Mahalakshmi, Saraswathi, Lalitha Tripura Sundari, Durga Devi, Mahissura Mardini and Raja Rajeswari Devi on every day of the Narvarathri celebration. On Vijaya Dasami day, the gods are taken in a swan-formed pontoon around the Krishna stream, fame known as “Theppotsavam”.
Despite the fact that a ghat street was laid in 1969, a large portion of the explorers like to climb the strides prompting the sanctuary an arduons errand for ladies and kids. A few fans climb the slope, embellishing the progressions with turmeric powder and vermilion to recover their promise of Metla Pooja.
Simhachalam Temple
Simhachalam is a Hindu sanctuary situated in the Visakhapatnam City suburb of Simhachalam in Andhra Pradesh. This eleventh century sanctuary is devoted to Sri Varaha Narasimha Swamy, an incarnation of Vishnu and arranged on top of the Simhachalam Hills.
The sanctuary is accepted to have been built in 1098 by the renowned Chola ruler, Kulothunga Chola. The ruler of Kalinga skilled brilliant protective layer to the statue. The Eastern Ganga King Narasimha Deva has developed the focal place of worship in 1267. Krishna Deva Raya, the Vijayanagara Emperor went to this sanctuary in the year 1516, as seen from engravings here. The sanctuary exercises are overseen by the Pusapati Gajapatis, for most recent three centuries.
The building of the focal holy place takes after Kalinga style. Confronting towards west, it is a square holy place surmounted by a high tower, a porch in front with a little tower, a cut 16 pillared Natya mantapa. The sanctum has engravings going back to 1098 AD on its dividers. The divinity is constantly kept secured with shoe glue. The real type of the divinity is in the tribhanga stance with two hands and leader of a lion, which can be seen just amid the “Chandanotsavam” in April/May. Legend has it that the Ugra type of Narasimha as he murdered the evil presence Hiranyakashipu was fierce to the point that the picture is kept secured by shoe glue consistently.
The sanctuary is one of the eighteen Narasimha Kshetras in India. The craftsmanship here has components of likeness with that of Konark. Elephants, blooms and plants are depicted in the carvings. The external dividers of the sanctum delineate pictures of an imperial identity (said to be King Narasimha) in different stances. This sanctuary likewise gloats of a wonderful stone chariot drawn by steeds. This is one of the wealthiest sanctuaries in Andhra Pradesh.
A great many aficionados from around the nation visit this sanctuary consistently particularly amid the Chandanotsavam Festival Season. On the yearly custom Chandanotsavam day, the Lord is secured with another new layer of Sandalwood.
Street access is accessible to the slope top. Explorers can likewise make up the strides way to achieve the sanctuary. Simhachalam Devasthanam runs Simhadri Bus Service to take explorers to the slope top from the foothill.
Sri Kalahasteeswara Swami Temple
Srikalahasti, prominently known as Kalahasti is one of the antiquated and most vital Shiva Kshetras arranged in Chittoor locale of Andhra Pradesh. Srikalahasti is acclaimed for Srikalahasteeswara Temple (alluded as Srikalahasti Temple) worked in tenth century. The whole sanctuary was cut out of the side of a colossal stone slope. Srikalahasti is among perfect weekend getaways from Chennai city for a two day trip.
Srikalahasti got its name from three words – “Sri” which means a bug, “Kala” which means a serpent and Hasti meaning an elephant, as these three animals are accepted to have venerated Lord Shiva at this spot and accomplished salvation. It is situated on the banks of the River Swarnamukhi, which is a tributary to River Pennar, one of the significant waterways in South India. The old Shiva sanctuary of Srikalahasti discovers reference in the three old sagas the Skanda Purana, Shiva Purana and the Linga Purana. As indicated by Skanda Purana Arjuna resulted in these present circumstances spot to adore Kalahasteeswara (Lord Shiva) and met Rishi Bharadwaja on the top of a slope.
The sanctuary of Kalahasteeswara is a standout amongst the most great Siva sanctuaries in India. This sanctuary highlights 120 feet high gigantic and old gopuram over the fundamental door. The whole sanctuary is cut out of the side of a tremendous stone slope. The underlying structure of this sanctuary was developed by Pallava lords in the fifth century. Chola lords revamped the sanctuary and developed the principle structure in tenth century. The external dividers and the 4 gopurams were built in the time of Sri Veera Narasimharayar of Vijayanagara kingdom. The fundamental gopuram and the 100 column mandapam were developed by Krishna devaraya, the immense Vijayanagara ruler in 1516.
Sri kalahasti is viewed as one of the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams of Lord Shiva; the other four incorporates Tiruvannamalai, Thiruvanaikaval, Chidambaram and Kanchipuram. The spot is illustrative of the Vayu Sthalam or the Element of Air. This sanctuary is likewise connected with Rahu and Ketu, two of the nine heavenly bodies in the Indian celestial plan. It is trusted that a visit to this sanctuary will give alleviation to the individuals who have the planet Rahu in hostile positions in their horoscopes.
This residential community is specked with numerous little and enormous sanctuaries; the greater part of which were developed amid the rule of Pallava, Chola and Vijayanagara lords. Srikalahasti is connected with Bhakta Kannappa, one of the best aficionados of Lord Shiva how offered his eyes to the ruler. The celebration of Maha Shivaratri is commended with incredible enthusiasm in February to March.
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