About Yaganti Sage Agastya cursed the crows and said that they could not hover around the temple. No crows have been seen at this cave temple since time immemorial. Legend has it that a sage cursed the species after being disturbed while in deep meditation. The temple authorities say that the story could have been about […]

About  Local inscriptions indicate that the Chalukyas built a beautiful temple to Ganesha in the year 840 AD, knowing the glories of Ganesha. According to a local legend, the temple was initially sunk into the ground. One day Swami came directly to a devotee’s dream and described his whereabouts. The devotee then informed the devotees […]

About  In Kritayuga, Sage Sounaka and his colleagues gathered in Naimisaranya in Antharvedi  to conduct Satrayaga in their Leisure time, they used to learn about distinguished and significant historical Indian Shrines from suta, a quranic narrator. One day, they asked him to tell about the greatness and significance of Antarvedi Shrine and Lord Lakshmi Narasimha. […]

About  Sri Srungara Vallabha Swamy Temple – Tholi Tirupati According to the locals, Dhruva is the reason why Lord Vishnu can be considered as a self here. Suruchi, Dhruv’s stepmother, was plotting to prevent Dhruv from ascending the throne. Then Dhruva reached this key point to do penance. At the same time, there was an […]

About   Before performing Daksha Yagna Daksha Prajapati, was supposed to performed puja for Sri Siddhi Vinayaka, Ainavilli for its successful completion. This is written in the Sthala Purana, Vyasa Maharshi, during the beginning of his tour of the South, had installed the Son of Parvati at this place and this age-old “ Siddi Vinayaka” is […]

About  The devotees have to climb about 700 steps to reach the sacred shrine, which was constructed nearly 900 years ago. It is to Lord Vishnu Avataram and called Korukonda where koru means wish and Konda means hill in Telugu. Thus, it is a wishing hill or God who immediately heeds to the wishes of […]

About  Sage Agastya was so enchanted and drawn by the scenic splendor and tranquility of this place that he settled down here and meditated. It is believed that he used to eat fruits and drink water from these mountains. He respectively named these mountains “Darakonda and Teegakonda”. One can see, even now a perennial stream […]

About  The construction of the Sri Kumararama Bheemeshwara temple was started in AD 892 and was completed during 922, here the Linga is made of limestone and appears white. From 1340–1466 during Musunuri Nayaks the temple was reconstructed. Kakatiya style of architecture is adopted by Musunuri Nayaks. Here the Goddess is also known as Bala […]

About  It is believed that the place was known for constant food distribution (free feeding) by the locality’s benevolent people. Therefore, the place was called by the name Annavaram (annam means food in Telugu). Another version is that because the presiding deity of the place blesses the devotees with anina varam (pronounced or wanted boon), […]

History  This ancient temple dates back over 1,500 years. The inscriptions of 10th-century peoples speak of the Sri Mahanandeeswara Temple being repaired and restored many times. The Kind Nanda, of Nandyal, once wished to perform Abhisekam to Lord Siva, with milk. He ordered the supply of milk for Pooja. One of the cowherds of Gopavaram […]