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| Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga Shiva Temple The hill temple resembles a big fort and is famous for its treasure house of sculptures. There are lines of sculptures on the walls, resembling a gallery. Also there are a many bass relieves, that are a figurative representation of the different legends. A statue of sage Bringi positioned on 3 legs is remarkable. Initial writings describe how monarchs of various dynasties such as the Satavahanas, Vakatakas, Kakatiyas and Vijayanagar were staunch devotees of Lord Mallikarjuna and augmented the temple by additional construction and other rewards. Subsequently, Maratha king Chatrapati Shivaji is said to have built a gopuram at the shrine. THE SANCTUM The sanctum housing Lord Mallikarjuna is a shell-like construction. The Mukhamandapa is a nicely carved pillared hall in Vijayanagar fashion. Nandi, Shiva’s base, is kept in another mandapa. There are smaller temples for Nataraja and Sahasra Linga. The Sahasra Linga is interesting in that the chief Linga is separated into 25 sides, each one again representing 40 Lingas, giving a total of 1,000 Lingas. A 3 hooded cobra is engraved as intertwined round the Linga. One more Linga of Mallikarjuna below a Vata vriksha (banyan tree) is believed to be the actual Linga. A short distance away from these temples, lies the sanctum of Goddess Bhramarambika, the companion of Mallikarjuna. The Goddess is considered to have taken a form of a bee and worshipped Shiva at this spot. THEERTHAM The Krishna river, flowing just 4 km away from the temple, is the holy Theertham called as PaathaalaGanga. Devotees bather here and lug holy water uphill to do abhisheka for the Lord. A temple devoted to Lord Umamaheshwara lies on way to the Theertham | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slokas:- Sri Shaila sange vibhudathi sange, Thulathi thune api mudha vasantham, Thamarjunam mallika poorvamekam, Namami samsara samudhra sethum. I salute him who is the bridge to the ocean of life, Who is in the company of all gods, And living in the union of Sri Shaila, Who resides on the peak of Thula, And who is called Mallikarjuna. TheSri Shailam Temple located in Kurnool district. Sri Shailam is a smallcity situated in the densely forested Nallamalai hills. This temple isconsidered very holy and is dedicated to Mallikarjuna Swamy andBhramaramba. One unique feature of the temple is that all the devoteeswho visit the temple are allowed to touch the idol which is notprevalent in any other temple in South India. According to popularlegends, Adhi Shankara had composed his famous Sivananda Lahiri here Itis also believed that Goddess Durga had taken the form of a bee andworshiped Lord Shiva here and selected this holy place as her abode. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prayer:- Sourashtre Somanadham, cha Sri Shaile Mallikarjunam, Ujjayinyam Maha Kalam, Omkaram, amaleshwaram, Paralyam Vaidyanatham, cha Dakinyam Bhimasankaram, Sethubandhe thu Ramesam, Nagesam thu Darukavane, Varanasyam thu Viswesam, Trayambakam Gouthami thate, Himalaye thu Kedaram, Ghushmesam cha Shivalaye, Ethani Jyothirlingani sayam pratha paden nara, Saptha janma krutham papam smaranena vinasyathi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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