Monday, 1 October 2012

Kalahasti temple

Srikalahasti the temple of Lord Siva is located in chittur district, Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the most famous temple in India. It is located on the banks of the river Swarnamukhi. Srikalahasi temple is 500 years old temple. Build under the governance of srikrishna devaraya of vijayanagaram empire .


Dakshina kailasam


Srikalahasti name is originated from a story, that is Lord Siva disguised as Vayu (air) observed that the spider (Sri), cobra (Kala) and Elephant (Hasti) use to worship Lord Siva very devotedly. So this place is called as Srikalahasti..
Dakshana kasi


Srikalahasti is nearer to Tirupati.The transportation facility is very good.Srikalahasti is popularly known as Dakshina Kailasam and Dakshana Kasi , etc.. This temple is famous for Rahu Ketu Sarpa Dosha Nivarana  pooja.

There are many temples in Srikalahasti some of them are:
1. Kannappa temple


bhakta kannappa

2. Veyi Lingalakona

kalahasti

3. Durga temple


kalahasti durga devi


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