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Srikalahasti is a place of Hindu pilgrimage with a temple here dedicated to Lord Shiva. Located at 36 km from Tirupati, 578km from Hyderabad and 326 km from Vijayawada, Srikalahasti is a town in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. The temple enshrines one of the five prominent Lingas. The presiding deities of Srikalahasti temple are Srikalahastiswara and his consort Gnanaprasunambika. This temple is situated between two steep hills on the banks of river Swarnamukhi. Chola kings built the main temple. The great Chola king Kuluthungal constructed the Caligopuram in 11th century A.D. Veeranarashimha Yadavaraya built the present Prakara (compound wall) and the four Gopurarns in 12th century AD. Krishnadevaraya built 100 pillared Mandapa in 1516 A. D. According to the inscriptions, the temple was built at the base of the Kailasagiri by great Pallava kings and later by Tondaman Chakravarthi (Pandyam Kings). The Shiva Linga of Srikalahasti is one of the five supreme Lingas representing five great elements, which are installed in the five great Kshetras. The Kshetras are dedicated to five elements namely - Water, Fire, Ether, Air and Earth. Here Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of Vayu Linga (The wind God). Even today the flame placed in Garbhagraha inside the temple flickers indicating the presence of the wind while there is no entry of wind to disturb the flame. The air is just sufficient to breathe in. This according to a belief is the existence of Shiva in the temple. There is a legend that a Spider (Sri) built the web over it, a snake (Kala), placed a gem on the Linga and an elephant (Hasti) washed the Linga with water from its trunk, had offered prayers in their devotion and worshipped the Linga. The marks that correlate the legend are still visible on the Linga, which is a Swayambhu (Natural). Sri,Kala and Hasti put togather becomes the name of this temple Srikalahasti There is another legend of sacrifice and devotion of a well-known, Saint, Kannappa. He was once a hunter and a great devotee of Lord Shiva. He used to offer part of his hunt to Shiva everyday. One day while he was offering the hunt, both eyes of the deity appeared. One of the eyes of the deity was profusely bleeding. In the state of helplessness to remedy the deity, he pulled out his own eye in total devotion and fixed it on the deity’s eye. While the bleeding stopped in one, the other eye of the deity started bleeding. Kannappa’s endless devotion made him pull out his second eye also and offered to the deity. The diety pleased with the depth of his devotion granted him Moksha (Salvation) It is believed that the goddess with divine powers here has cured women who were possessed by evil spirits. The main festival in this temple is Mahashivratri, which lasts for 10 days in the month of February and March. This temple has a reference in the Skandapurana where Arjun is said to have worshipped Srikalahastiswara during his Theerth Yatra, (pilgrimage). In the precincts of the temple is a mini market where utensils, pujasamigri, items of wood carving etc are sold. Devotee can seek accommodation in T.T.D.Guests houses and dharamshalas. There is regular Stae Transport bus service from Tirupati. Comments Add a comment GOOD INFORMATION THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE TEMPLE IS GOOD. THE INFORMATION OF PUJA'S SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS ARTICLES.THEN IT WILL BE FULL INFORMATION OF SRIKALAHASTI — AMARNATH RAO, December 22, 2007 to visit sreekalahasti i am a great devotee of lord SIVA. i wish to do a rahu-kethu pooja in the temple. i am living in kerala. how can i come to sree kalahasti via train... anybody help me to reach temple via rail? where is the railway station where i have to get down and how can i reach the temple? please help me. i am living in kerala. — haridas, December 1, 2007 there are nice images.but keep the images of mosques,churches also. — zeenath, December 1, 2007 God's gift I strongly feel that it is a gift of God to take birth in the holy place like Sri Kalahasti.I am so happy to say that I born and brought up in the divine living & loving place Sri Kalhasti.I even feel proud to say,"I am from Sri Kalahasti". — Ganesh, October 29, 2007 Sri KalaHasti This is a beautiful article about Sri Kalahasti. I hope you will update this article regularly. This article is a good guide to all pilgrims. Thanks Prasad — Prasad, October 9, 2007 Sr. Cognos Consultant I am proud to be born in this holy,sacred and Southern Kailasam city. I was born and bought up here, and then went to Russia for MS Engineering, and presently working as "Sr. Cognos Developer" in Detroit, USA. This is the place every one wants to visit this "Vayulinga Kshethram" atleast one time in their life. This Kshethram has most sacred and spiritually optimized places as written in our Ithihasas and Puranams. — Balasubramanyam Kottidi Navakoti, September 22, 2007 great its gods gift 2 born in srikalahasti.................................... — kranthikumar, September 16, 2007 sri kalahasthi am native of Sri Kalahasti and working in HYDERABAD. I am born and bought up in this holy place. I feel proud to be a native of this holy place — mohan reddy kurra, August 30, 2007 proud to be born at this holy place I am born and bred in this holy place. After my schooling I went to Russia to study medicine and currently working as a doctor in the National health Services, United Kingdom.My town is famous for its holiness,spirituality,tranquility,power,heritage and produced many proud kids who are settled in all corners of the world doing prestigeous jobs. I always feel proud being a native of this place. -chinni — DR.LAKSHMI KOTTIDI NAVAKOTI, August 4, 2007

I am native of Sri Kalahasti and working in USA. I am born and bought up in this holy place. I feel proud to be a native of this holy place — sudheer kotilingala, May 24, 2007 photographs The photos are very good — suman, January 17, 2007 I AM HAPPY I am native of Sri Kalahasti and working in PUNE. I am born and bought up in this holy place. I feel proud to be a native of this holy place. — RAJARAMESH MURAGESAN DECEMBER-1, 2006 — RAJARAMESH, November 30, 2006 I am native of Sri Kalahasti and working in USA. I am born and bought up in this holy place. I feel proud to be a native of this holy place. — Madhavi kondugari — MADHAVI, September 19, 2006 Great Temple Town I am a native of Srikalahasti. The temple town is very famous for deities of Srikalahastiswara and his consort Gnanaprasunambika, Gaali gopuram(120feet height) ,the great architecture inside the temple, for huge pillars, Sikha dharshana, Rahu Keythu puja, beautiful nagamalli flowers, maareydu leaves, nice river, ashramas (sri vidhya prakasananda swamy, suka bramhasanam), lo bavi( lake surrounded three sides by hills) where Bardhwaja maharshi did thapssu, wonderful view of greenish hills, nice people, good educational institutes, cinema halls, sweet paala kova, color soda, wide streets, old Rama seythu bridge..etc! Come here .u will feel the great difference..! Best season to visitis.sept. to march..! — Mahesh muni jangam, April 21, 2006 I am native of Sri Kalahasti and working in Saudi Arabia. I born and bought up in this holy place. I feel proud to be a native of this holy place. — bhavani prasad anjuru, March 28, 2006 About Temple Respected Sir, I am doing 'multimedia'to complete course we need to do projectwork so that i perfered on "srikalahasthieswar" so i need full details on it. — SWAMY, March 28, 2006 SriKala Hasti Temple Your article is very appropriate. i have visited temple ealier and again I intend to visit this Kartika month. i.e., iswara willng, with my wife.You should give some more details like which is best time to visit to have darshan peacfully, where to stay, How to reach by road ( rail). Information about good budget accomodation, local transport. etc. But good efforts for the article- Dr.P.V.Rao, — DrPVRao, October 16, 2005 Nice Images — sreenathbabu, March 14, 2005 Congratulation for a well-written article. [ Ms. Ivaturi Radhika as I know, is a Receptionist in the Department of Tourism Andhra Pradesh (India) based in Delhi. She is a postgraduate in Tourism and writes about lesser-known places.] — SK Bakhshi, Travel Writer, March 30, 2002 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.138.172.72 (talk) 05:37, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

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