Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple, Srisailam
Lord Mallikarjuna (Shiva) & Goddess Bhramaramba
Srisailam, Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh
One of the twelve Jyotirlingas and one of the eighteen Maha Shakti Peethas, set in the Nallamala forest above the Krishna river.
History
Srisailam is unique because it is both a Jyotirlinga (Mallikarjuna) and a Shakti Peetha (Bhramaramba). The Puranas say Shiva and Parvati came here to console their son Kartikeya, and the name Mallikarjuna joins Mallika (Parvati) and Arjuna (Shiva). Satavahana inscriptions of the 2nd century mention the hill as Sirithan. The temple was expanded by the Kakatiyas and Reddi kings, and Vijayanagara emperor Harihara II built the main mukha mandapam; Krishnadevaraya added the southern gopuram. Chhatrapati Shivaji visited in 1677 and built the northern gopuram. Adi Shankaracharya is believed to have composed Shivananda Lahari here.
Architecture
Fort-like complex with high stone walls (prakaras) carved with scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata, four gopurams and a Dravidian vimana over the sanctum.
Festivals
- Maha Shivaratri Brahmotsavam
- Ugadi
- Karthika Masam
- Dasara
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Directions to Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple
How to reach
- By air
- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, about 215 km
- By train
- Markapur Road, about 85 km
- By road
- Buses from Hyderabad, Kurnool, Vijayawada and Nandyal via the Nallamala ghat road.
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