TEMPLES INFO

  Sri Kurmanatha Swamy Temple is located in Sri Kurmam Village in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh State. It is only temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu as Kurma Avatar. Every year Kalyanotsavams will be celebrated on Vaisakha Suddha Ekadasi 2023 Dates April 27 – Punyahavachanam, Raksha Bandanam, Viswaksena Puja, May 01 – Kalyanotsavam May 04 – Sadyasam May 05 - Purnahuthi

Sree Budhalinga Temple is located in Chandanpur in Puri district of Odisha State. Lord Budhalingeswara Swamy is an incarnation of Lord Shiva This temple was built in the Kalinga style of architecture There is a koneru in front of the Temple How to reach the Temple 11 km from Puri

Sri Kodandarama Swami Temple is located at Buchireddipalem in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.  The presiding deity is Sri Kodandarama Swamy along with Sita Devi and Lakshmana Swamy. The other deities Chaturbahuvu Lakshmi Ammavaru, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami, and Tamil Poet-saint Andal Ammavaru are also installed in the main temple. In every temple, Goddess Sita Devi is on the left side of lord Rama in Garbhalaya, but in this temple, Goddess Sita Devi is on the right side of Lord Rama Grabhalaya.  So worshipping the goddess in this temple will cause wealth and Moksha in one’s life. The main Rajagopuram is 100 feet height and Dwajastambham is 50 feet height. According to Vasthu Sastra Pushkarini is located on the northern side of the temple but in this temple, Pushkarini is southside to the Temple. This temple was built in the 17 th Century. The main Raja Gopuram is built with limestone and brick and is 100 feet height and the dhwajasthambam measures a whopp...

Sri Talpagiri Rangantha Swamy temple is located at Nellore city in the state of Andhra Pradesh.  One of the famous temples in South India. Sri Ranganatha Swamy is the main deity of this temple who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, facing West direction. The Idol of The Lord Ranganatha inside the Sanctum Sanctorium is in a reclining position on Adisesha 10 feet long. In the right hand there is a chakra and left hand there is a shankam. At the Lord’s feet 26-inch high deities of Sridevi and Bhudevi. Ranganayaki devi is consort of Ranganayaka Swamy. This temple is located on the banks of the Penna River The interesting thing about this temple is that the idols face west towards River Penna, Unlike most temples where the deity faces east. There is 7 tiered Raja gopuram with 70 feet in height. The name “Talpagiri” comes from the legend, that says that Adisesha took the form of a hill here when Lord Sri Maha Vishnu came down to Earth and rested here. “Talpa” refers to the bed of the Adis...

  Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple is located in Jamalapuram in Khammam district of Telangana State. Sri Venkateswara Swamy is self-manifested here. Padmavathi Ammavaru and Alivelu Mangamma are the consorts of Venkateswara Swamy. This temple has a 5 tier Rajagopuram. This temple was built 850 years ago. According to a legend, Jabali Maharshi was the guru of Dasradhara Maharaja's palace. He has the most love for lord Srirama. When Srirama moved to the jungle with his wife and brother for Aranyavasam, Jabali Maharshi tried to bring them back with love for Rama. With a firm determination to rule under his father's command, Srirama rejected maharishi's proposal. Later Jabali Maharishi returned to Ayodhya and told his disciples that he had to come to this temple and performed penance.   Temple Timings :  6.00 am to 1.00 pm 3.00 pm to 7.30 pm   Best Time to Visit – September to February How to reach the Temple 46 km from Nandigama 22 kms from Mylavaram 26 kms fro...

  Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Swamy Temple is located at Manyamkonda, Mahabubnagar district in the State of Telangana. Here Lord Venkateswara is Self Manifested. Goddess Sridevi and Bhudevi are the consorts of Lord Venkateswara. This temple was built 500 years ago. Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of Fame, Freedom from diseases, Wealth, Courage, Relief from adverse effects from bad planetary aspects, and relief from bondage. The hill was earlier known as Munulakonda referring to Munula i.e. Saint and Konda referring to the hill. The hill is known to be the meditation place for many saints like Narasimha Yogi, Kasirayalu, Ettepu Ramayogi, Veerappaiah, and Yanumaddhasu. It was later renamed Mannemkonda or Manyamkonda. The temple has a beautiful Rajagopuram with images of the Gods and Goddesses carved on it. There is a Koneru in this temple. According to legend, In tretayuga, while Sri Rama is on Aranyavasa, he reached this hill along with Sri Seetadevi and Sri Lakshmana Sw...

Sri Chintala Venkataramana Swamy Temple is located in Tadipatri town in Anantapur district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Venkata Ramana Swamy is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He is 10 feet tall. On Mukkoti Ekadasi day the sun rays touch the feet of Venkataramana Swany for 3 days continuously (Ekadasi, Dwadashi, trayodasi) which happens once a year. This temple was built during the 16 th century. One fine day Villagers living nearby heard huge noise from a Tamarind tree. The Villagers gathered around Tree to inspect and were surprised to see Vishnu Idol lying inside the Tree hole. Hence the name Chinthala Venkataramana Swamy Temple.   The Raja Gopuram faces the east and is a solid structure, built using stone and brick. The stone part contains figures of Vidyadhara, Apsaras and Avatars, Elephants, and Horses arranged on different levels. Behind the Mukhamandapa is a Rangamandapa, which has scenes of the Ramayana and rare sculptures of the Vishnu avatars, the Mukhama...

Sri Tirumala Venkataramana Swamy Temple is located in Bantwal in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka State. It is situated on the banks of the Netravati River. Lord Venkateswara Swamy is the presiding deity and Goddess Lakshmi Devi is the consort of Lord Venkateswara. This temple has 5 tier Rajagopuram and was built in the Kerala Style of architecture. This temple was built in the 16 th century. In the wake of the Portuguese conquest of Goa and conversions to Christianity, many families of Gowd Saraswat Brahmins migrated southward to Canara and Kerala along with their deities. Of these, one person from Mangalore settled down at Mogarnad in the present Bantwal Taluk, bringing with him the statues of his family deities – Shri Laxminarayana, Purushottama, and Kamakshi Devi. One of his sons, Vittal Bhat, took residence in Bantwal. When he came there, in the place of the present temple complex, there was a thick forest with only the Raktheshwari Devi Gudi and the Nagabana at the rear. A...

Sri Ramalingeswara Swamy temple is located in Achanta, West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Here Shivalingam is said to be Swayambhu. There are 6 Shivalinga within the temple which are Lakshmaneswara lingam, Someswara lingam, Markandeya lingam, Bhima lingam, Skanda lingam, and Indra lingam.  Lord  Rama worshipped the Siva Linga here on the way back to Ayodhya after killing the Brahmin Ravana to pay homage to what he had done. Thus, RamaLingeswara's name. At the entrance to the Rameswara Swamy temple is a sizable gopuram with five stories. A sculpture of two lions standing on the head of an elephant can be seen on the top of this gopuram. These two lions are separated by five Kalashas. In the temple, a large Dwaja-Stambham is visible in front of the Mukha Mandapam. It is known from the inscriptions that this temple was constructed during the rule of the Eastern Chalukyas. Once Two Saivites from Achanta thought of worshipping Lord Siva in Kasi during Lingodhbava time. At ...

Sri Ramanatha Swamy Temple is located on Rameswaram island in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamilnadu State.   The main deity of this temple is Lord Shiva in the form of lingam. This is the lingam which was created by Goddess Sita and was installed by lord Rama who had prayed to Lord Shiva here.   This temple has two lingams; the second lingam, in the temple, is one which was bought by Hanuman from Kailash, known as Vishwalingam or Hanumanlinga.   Goddess Visalakshi and Parvathavardhini are the consorts of Sri Ramanatha Swamy.   It is a highly sacred temple and is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga temples in India and is visited by almost every Hindu devotee. This temple spread across 15 acres of land. The temple was constructed in the Dravidian architectural style and faces east. The Raja Gopuram is about 53 meters tall. At the East and West, there are imposing gopurams, while the Northern and Southern sides of the temple are decorated with gate tower...

Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple is located at Vadapally Village, Miryalaguda Mandal in Nalgonda district in the state of Telangana. Here Lord Narasimha Swamy is installed by Sage Agasthaya. It is a miracle in this temple that Lord Narasimha Swamy seems to be breathing as Lamp flickers in Garbhagudi. This is a unique thing about the lord of this place and deepam here is Akanda Deepam. This temple was built in 1377 A.D We can see Dwajasthambam near the entrance and Garuda near Dwajasthambam. As we enter inside we have the darshan of Jaya, and Vijaya on either side of the entrance.   We have to enter into artha mandapam and inside in the main sanctum we have the darshan of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. There is no separate sanctum for Goddess. This is the only sanctum in the temple. Inside the main sanctum, we see two lamps lit and tied to a pole next to the deity. One lamp is to the height of the main god and the other is halfway down.   The light lit by the lamp on the...