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Alampur Temples |
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According to
rradirion there are four door ways to Srisailam.
These entrances are themselves places of
pilgrimage. To the east is Tripurantakam, to the
South is Siddhavattam, to the North is
Umamaheshwar and to the west is Alampur. The most
famous temples here are the Nava Brahma Temples, a
group of nine temples built by the Chalukyas of
Badami. The Nava Brahma temples of Alamput are
situated within a fortress on the River
Tungabhadra. On either side of the main temples of
goddess Kamakshi and Ekamreshwari.
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Chenna
Kesava Temple |
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Gadwal is
famous for Chenna Kesava Swami Temple built by the
Rajas of Gadwal in the 17th Century A.D. The
Brahmotsavam celebrated in honour of this deity
for ten days during February-March attracts about
40,000 devotees from all over the district and
also from the districts of Hyderabad, Warangal,
Kurnool and Raichur. This Place is is also
famous for Sarees.
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Jetprole |
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This place
is famous for the Agasthyesvara Swamy and
Madamagopala swamy temple complexes datable to the
10th & 16 th century A.D. festivals like
Sivarathri , Karthika Pornami, Masa Sivarathir and
Toli Ekadasi are celebrated withgreat fervour.
These temples were shifted to Jetprole from
the villages of Jetprole, Mallesvaram and
Manchalakota when the Krishna water threatened to
submerge the villages after the construction of
the Srisailam dam. The Madana Gopala Swamy
temple built by the Rajas of Jetprole during the
16th century A.D is the largest temple in entire
Telangana with spacious sabhamandapa. The pillar
beams, and the walls of the temple are richly
adorned with beautiful sculpture.
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Kollapur
Madhava Swamy Temlpe |
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The Madhava
Swamy temple at Kollapur was originally built by
the Rajas of Jetprole during the 16 th century
A.D. on the left bank of rever Krishna, at
Manchalakatta. The architecture of the temple is
exceedingly beautiful. All around the
temple walls the beautifully carved sculptures
depicting the 24 aspects of Vishnu and the
Dasa-Avatars of Vishnu. Various pillars supporting
the Mandapa, the Garudalaya add beauty to the
temple complex. Due to the submergence under
the Srisailam project reservoir, this temple was
shifted and transplanted at Kollapur .
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Kurumuthy Kshetram |
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The Temple
of Sri Kurumurthy Srinivas Swamy is on the hills
of Kurupathi or it is self-manifested (Swayambhu).
In confirmity of the legend once, Sri Laxmidevi
earnestly desired Lord Srinivasa to make his Abode
on the hills to enable his devotees to offer
prayers. In Telugu "Kuru" means "to do" "Matim"
means "mind" and "pati" means "husband". Hence,
the hill is called Kurupati. About 630 years back
the image of the Lord was in the cave. In 1350 A.D
Sri Mukkara Chandra Reddy constructed the temple
and later renovated by Sri Ramabhupal and Kotha
Kapulu. As in the case of, Tirumala Tirupathi,
Lord Srinivasa made his abode on the seven hills
of Kurupathi. They are Swethadri, Ekadri,
Durgadri, Ghanadri, Ballukadri, Patagadri and
lastly Daivatadri. The Temple of Sri
Kurumurthy Srinivasa Swamy is on the hills of
Daivatadri. In the Temple History of Tirumala
Tirupathi Devasthanam a detailed account has been
given as how Brighu Maharshi kicked Sri Maha
Vishnu on the right of his chest which forced Sri
Laxmi Devi to desert her husband in protest and
came down to the universe. In search of her Maha
Vishnu also descended on earth and after several
trails and turbulations, he became an idol and
known as Lord Venkateswara
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Ranganayaka Temple |
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Sri
Ranganayaka Swamy Temple was built during the 18
th century A.D. According to a legend once
Krishnadeva Raya visited Srirangam and desired to
construct Sriranganayaka Swamy temple in his
kingdom. On that night he dreamt that Sri
Ranganayakaswamy told him that he is at some place
in his kingdom and an eagle would lead Krishnadeva
Raya to that place. Next day the king followed the
eagle and found Sri Ranganayakaswamy's idol
between the kothakota & Karapakala hills. The
temple was built by the Rajas of Wanaparthi
Samsthanam on the bund of Ratna Pushpakarini lake.
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Somaswara Swamy Temple |
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There are 15
temples all housing the Sivalingas. The temples
range in date between the 7th and 17th Centuries
A.D. Sivarathri & Karthika Pourpami are
celebrated with much fervour. The temple was
shifted from old Somasila village to higher
contours to protect it from the waters of
Srisailam Reservoir. With beautifUl
surroundings it is also an ideal picnic spot.
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Road
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Air |
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Mahabubnagar city is well conected by Road from all major
cities in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Maharastra
and Orissa. |
Hyderabad
Airport. |
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