Sri Yellamma Temple - Balkampet
Goddess Yellamma is the main deity of this temple, who is an incarnation of Goddess Parvathi. Here deity measures 10 feet lower than the ground level.
This temple has a 5 tier Rajagopuram, Dwajastambha is placed inside the gopuram.
According to a legend,
Renuka the daughter of Raja Renuka had married Jamadagni, the son of Satyawati, and had five sons one of them being Parashurama. One day, Renuka couldn't
perform one of her regular household chores and this enraged her husband who
then asked her to leave the house. Dejected Renuka was reportedly suggested by
saints to perform pujas near a Shivalinga and feed Brahmins for her penance.
Jamadagni was reportedly furious at her and demanded his sons as well to punish
their mother Renuka. Others refused and they were burnt to ashes by the
father's gaze while Parashurama searched for his mother who was hiding in a village,
beheaded her and even the poor woman who helped her. Jamadagni who was pleased
by his son's obedience, gave him a boon and in turn, Parashurama asked his
father to restore the lives of his brothers, his mother, and the village woman.
However, during the process, the head of Renuka was restored to the other
woman's head and vice versa. While Jamadagni accepted the woman who had
Renuka's body the other form came to be popularly known as Yellamma, which means
mother to all and has been devoutly worshipped from then by the people of
Telangana people.
This temple was built in the 15th Century and
renovated in the 20th Century.
Every year in Ashada masam Kalyanotsavam is performed.
This temple is very famous for the Bonalu festival on Sundays.
On Sunday, Tuesday and
Friday
5.00 am to 8.30 pm
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