Day 3 # Srisailam
Dated : 20th April, 2019
Crew : Madhu and Myself
The next day at 6.00 AM, the bus is ready and started to Srisailam. The Ghat road is the fantastic drive. We reached the temple by around 8.30 AM. We put the luggage's into cloak rooms and went to Free Darsahanam line. It took 2 hours for the Darshanam. We have been sent to one room, and provided breakfast within the temple queue like in Tirupathi. Finally the mallikarjuna's darshanam has been successfully done. We came out and enquired about the Sight seeing package on hills. But there are no such packages as mentioned in the APSRTC site. We booked an auto for 100 rupees per head and visited the Sakshi Ganapathi, Hatakeshwaram, Phaladhara, Sikharam etc., In all the places, it resembles the Tirupathi.
From there, we started to Nandyal, where we catches the bus to Chennai.
Crew : Madhu and Myself
The next day at 6.00 AM, the bus is ready and started to Srisailam. The Ghat road is the fantastic drive. We reached the temple by around 8.30 AM. We put the luggage's into cloak rooms and went to Free Darsahanam line. It took 2 hours for the Darshanam. We have been sent to one room, and provided breakfast within the temple queue like in Tirupathi. Finally the mallikarjuna's darshanam has been successfully done. We came out and enquired about the Sight seeing package on hills. But there are no such packages as mentioned in the APSRTC site. We booked an auto for 100 rupees per head and visited the Sakshi Ganapathi, Hatakeshwaram, Phaladhara, Sikharam etc., In all the places, it resembles the Tirupathi.
Srisailam:
Timings: 6.00 AM – 8.00 PM
Ticket Fare: Free. 150 and 300 tickets also available.
How to Reach: Within AP - buses available from major holy temples(tirupathi) and cities(hyderabad), Outside AP - Reach to nearest temples in AP(tirupathi)
Nearest Place: Kurnool/Nandyal/Dornal/Markapur
Best time to Visit: Anytime
Duration: Main Temple(3 hours), Sight seeing places(2 hours)
Highlights: The presiding Deities of this Kshetram God Mallikarjuna Swamy is one of the twelve Jyothirlingas and Goddess Bhramaramba Devi is one of the eighteen Mahasakthis and both are believed to be self-manifested.
Near By attractions: Sakshi Ganapathi, Hatakeshwaram, Phaladhara, Sikharam, Paathalaganga
Temple Website: http://www.srisailamonline.com/
Precautions:
1. Buses will not available in the night time due to forest area.
2. Pathalaganga will not cover in Sight seeing trips.(which is 70 km from temple)
Timings: 6.00 AM – 8.00 PM
Ticket Fare: Free. 150 and 300 tickets also available.
How to Reach: Within AP - buses available from major holy temples(tirupathi) and cities(hyderabad), Outside AP - Reach to nearest temples in AP(tirupathi)
Nearest Place: Kurnool/Nandyal/Dornal/Markapur
Best time to Visit: Anytime
Duration: Main Temple(3 hours), Sight seeing places(2 hours)
Highlights: The presiding Deities of this Kshetram God Mallikarjuna Swamy is one of the twelve Jyothirlingas and Goddess Bhramaramba Devi is one of the eighteen Mahasakthis and both are believed to be self-manifested.
Near By attractions: Sakshi Ganapathi, Hatakeshwaram, Phaladhara, Sikharam, Paathalaganga
Temple Website: http://www.srisailamonline.com/
Precautions:
1. Buses will not available in the night time due to forest area.
2. Pathalaganga will not cover in Sight seeing trips.(which is 70 km from temple)
Sthalapuranam:
According to literary sources, Chandravathi the daughter of the ruler of Chandraguptha Pattana situated near Srisailam on the opposite bank of the river Krishna ran away from her father who made amorous advances to her, went up the hill and settled there few servants.
One day she found that one of her cows standing above a natural rock formation resembling the Sivalinga and shedding its milk over it. The princes in the dream were informed that the piece of the stone was a self manifested Linga of God Sriparvatha Swamy and took to worshipping it. In her worship Chandravathi offers garlands of Jasmine (Mallika Pushpam) regularly. One day God Siva appeared to her and Chandravathi prayed the God to wear the Jasmine garland (Mallika Pushpamala) in his head permanently. There after Sriparvatha Swamy came to be known as Mallikarjuna Swamy (Mallika – Architha – Swamy)
Some Other Stories
According to literary sources, Chandravathi the daughter of the ruler of Chandraguptha Pattana situated near Srisailam on the opposite bank of the river Krishna ran away from her father who made amorous advances to her, went up the hill and settled there few servants.
One day she found that one of her cows standing above a natural rock formation resembling the Sivalinga and shedding its milk over it. The princes in the dream were informed that the piece of the stone was a self manifested Linga of God Sriparvatha Swamy and took to worshipping it. In her worship Chandravathi offers garlands of Jasmine (Mallika Pushpam) regularly. One day God Siva appeared to her and Chandravathi prayed the God to wear the Jasmine garland (Mallika Pushpamala) in his head permanently. There after Sriparvatha Swamy came to be known as Mallikarjuna Swamy (Mallika – Architha – Swamy)
Some Other Stories
From there, we started to Nandyal, where we catches the bus to Chennai.
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