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Pick up from your hotel in an air conditioned car for full day excursion to visit Mallikarjuna Temple a Jyotirliga along with Brahmaramba Sakti Peetha lying in the foothill of Nallamalla forest. Accompanied English speaking guide service from Hyderabad is included to narrate the history and myth associated with temple. On return drop off to your hotel.
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Duration: 7 to 8 hours
Starts: Hyderabad, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Pick up from your hotel in an air conditioned car for full day excursion to visit Mallikarjuna Temple a Jyotirliga along with Brahmaramba Sakti Peetha lying in the foothill of Nallamalla forest. Accompanied English speaking guide service from Hyderabad is included to narrate the history and myth associated with temple. On return drop off to your hotel.
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Stop At: Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Ammavarula Devasthanam, Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh 528101, India
Pick up from your hotel for full day excursion include visit to;
Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple – situated on the banks of River Krishna, this temple is popularly called the ‘Kailash of the South’. It is significant to the Hindu sects of both Shaivam and Shaktam as this temple is referred to as one of the twelve Jyothirlingas of Lord Shiva and as one of the eighteen Shakti Peethas of goddess Parvati. Shiva is worshiped as Mallikarjuna, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Brahmaramba. It is the one of the only three temples in India in which both Jyotirlinga and Shaktipeeth is revered.
As per a legend in Shiva Purana, when Lord Ganesha got married before his brother, Lord Kartikeya, the latter was furious. He then went to a remote mountain and refused to see anyone, even his parents. Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati were quite hurt seeing their son’s condition and Shiva assumed the form of a jyotirlinga and stayed in the mountain with the name of Mallikarujna.
The temple complex covers 2 hectares and houses four gateway towers known as gopurams. The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Mallikarjuna and Bhramaramba being the most prominent. The temple complex houses many halls; the most notable is the Mukha Mandapa built during the Vijayanagar period. The temple is situated facing East. The center mandapam has several pillars, with a huge idol of Nadikeshwara. The temple is enclosed by tall walls measuring 183 m (600 ft) by 152 m (499 ft) and 8.5 m (28 ft) tall. There are a number of sculptures in the precinct each rising above another. The Mukamandapa, the hall leading to the sanctum, has intricately sculpted pillars. The shrine where Mallikarjuna is housed is considered the oldest in the temple, dating back to the 7th century. There is a Sahasra linga (1000 linga), believed to have been commissioned by Rama and five other lingams believed to have been commissioned by Pandavas. A mirror hall in the first precinct has images of Nataraja.
After sightseeing drive back to Hyderabad and drop off to your hotel.
Duration: 7 hours
