Sri Sangameswara Swamy Temple - Veerapanayani Palle
Sri Sangameswara Swamy temple is located at Veerapanayani Palle village in Kadapa district in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
Here Lord Shiva will be
in linga form with 2 feet height. The linga shows twelve divisions.
From Sun rises to sun
sets the sun rays fall on the Shiva lingam and Pana Vattam.
This temple is also known
as Suryakshetra.
As per the predictions of
Sri Veera Brahmendraswamy, if the beak touches the Triveni sangamam(chitravathi,
Papagni, mogamerupavani) water if flies away it shows the end of kali yuga.
Those who worship this
god can be blessed with children. South wall pakara gopuram is the dust of the
place is heals skin diseases.
Taking a bath in Triveni
sangamam can clean the sin of their lives.
The temple faces towards the East
direction and Sangameswara is delicately carved in the Vijayanagara style. The
temple also has four gopuram gateways in four directions enclosed by a rectangular courtyard. There is a parrot on the top of the Dhwajastamba. The
vimana over the garbhagriha is a dwitala and crowned by a four-sided griva and
sikhara. The garbhagriha enshrines a Linga set on a square panavattam.
The prakara walls and the
mandapa surrounding the temple were built in 1543 AD during the region of Achyuta
Devaraya (1530-1542). The epigraphs of Animela that the Sangamesvara in
mentioned as “Srimatdevadi Devata Sarvabhauma Satchidananda Paripurna
Saptarishis Varadundiana Animela Sangameswara (that of the first among the
gods, a king among gods, completely immersed in the world of bliss and he who
gave books to seven rishis. Mandapams & Pillars consist of a garbhagriha,
antarala, mukhamandapa, and a maha mandapa, and all these are surrounded by a pillared
corridor.
This temple was built
during the 15th Century.
Near the confluence of the
Magameru with Papagni, there is a hamlet called Rajupalem in which the solar
race Kshatriyas lived there. The herds of cows from Rajupalem and the same cows
from nearby villages used to come daily to the Animela hills for gazing. One of
the cows from the herds shed its milk on an out hill under which the
Sangameswara lay buried. The owner of the cow, a resident of the Rajupalem came
to know this and tried to chase the mystery by closely watching the cow. He wondered that he saw the cow shedding its milk over the out hill and hit the
cow with his axe. But the axe missed its goal and hit on the tap of the Shivalinga
making a deep mark which is said to be found on the present Sivalinga also.
Then, he came to consciousness and repented his action. Later on, he unearthed the
Shivalinga with its paramatta and built a temple, and offered daily workship.
Vijayanagar dynasty kings contributed to this temple.
Best time to visit –
September to February.
Temple Timings :
6.00 am to 1.00 pm
2.00 pm to 8.00 pm
How to reach the Temple :
47 km from Kadapa
40 kms from Produttur
Nearby Temples
Chilamakuru, Agasteswara
Swamy Temple – 35 kms
Produttur, AgasteswaraSwamy Temple – 40 kms
Produttur, MukthiRameswaram Temple – 40 km
Pushpagiri Temples – 43 km
Devuni KadapaVenkateswara Swamy Temple – 46 kms
Vontimitta Kondanda RamaTemple – 70 kms.
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