Pradosha Kalam Pradosha Kaalam is that period of time during which Lord Shiva is known to have evolved out of His unsteady state (due to the effect of the poison he had consumed) and performing Ananda Thandava on top of his Rishabha Vahana (Sacred Nandi Bull). During this pradosha time, Lord Shiva is known to be in the most ecstatic of moods as he has been successful in saving mankind from the ill effects of the Poison 'hala'. His Ananda Thandava blesses all the three worlds and the Devathas in turn pray to him. Lord Shiva is known to be very generous giving away Vardhan (boons), although,...
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first among the twelve Aadi Jyotirlings
Shree Somnath is first among the twelve Aadi Jyotirlings of India. It has a strategic location on the western coast of India.Ancient Indian traditions maintain a close relationship of Somnath with release of Chandra (Moon God) from the curse of his father-in-law Daksha Prajapati. Moon was married to Twenty-Seven daughters of Daksha. However, he favoured Rohini and neglected other queens. The aggrieved Daksha cursed Moon and the Moon lost power of light. With the advice of Prajapita Brahma, Moon arrived at the Prabhas Teerth and worshipped Bhagvan Shiva. Pleased with the great...
Somnath temple HISTORY
TEMPLE HISTORY The legend associated with this temple is that when Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu were arguing regarding their supremacy, Lord Shiva intervened in between and to reach to a reasonable conclusion, he assigned them the task of finding the end of the light of the pillar he had pierced through the three spheres. While Brahma tried to lie that he had reached to the end of the light, Vishnu acknowledged his defeat. This led Shiva to...
Contact: Srisaila-devasthanam
Contact: Srisaila-devasthanam Executive OfficerSrisaila DevasthanamSrisailam 518101,Phone: 08524 - 288883,288885,288886,288887,288888.E-mail: eo@srisailamtemple....
SCHEMES
Annadanam SchemeThe Devasthanam has launched Saswatha Annadanam Scheme aimed at providing free food to the devotees visiting Srisailam. There is a good response from philanthropists for this scheme. Most of the pilgrims are utilizing the scheme.The minimum donation for this scheme is of Rs.1, 116/- and the Annadanam will be performed on the name and gotram of the donor once in a year permanently to his choice. Kalyanosthavam SchemeThe Devasthanam has launched Saswatha Kalyanam Scheme. There is a good response from philanthropists for this scheme. Most of the pilgrims are...
Visiting Places near by Srisaila Devasthanam
Visiting Places near by Srisaila DevasthanamTHE PANCHAMATHAMSSIKHARAMHATAKESWARAMPHALADHARA PANCHADHARASAKSHI GANAPATHIKAILASADWARAMBHEEMUNI KOLANUTHE TEMPLE OF ISTAKAMESWARIAKKAMAHADEVI CAVESKADALIVANAMNAGALOOTYBHRAMARAMBA CHERUVUSARVESWARAMGUPTHA MALLIKARJUNAMTHE PANCHAMATHAMS These are popular as the Panchamathas namely Ghantha Matham, Bheemasankara Matham, Vibhoothi Matham, Rudraksha Matham and Sarangadhara Matham.The...
HOW TO REACH
HOW TO REACHTradition, literature as well as epigraphical sources states that the sacred Hill of Srisailam has four GATE WAYS in the four cardinal directions Tripuranthakam in Prakasam District in the East where God Tripuranthakeswara Swamy and Goddess Tripurasundari Devi are Presiding Deities.Siddhavatam on the bank of the river Penna in Kadapa District in the south where Jyothisideswara Swamy and Goddess Kamakshi Devi are the presiding Deities.Alampur on the bank of the river Tungabhadra in Mahaboobnagar District in the west where Navabrahma Alayas,A group of nine temples of Chalukya period...
ACCOMMODATION
AccommodationThe Devasthanam is having 25 individual cottages, Pathaleswara Sadan with 23 Deluxe Suites, Sivasadanam guest house with 100 rooms, T.T.D Guest House with 10 rooms,Chandeswara Sadanam with 22 rooms and a dormitory Choultry consisting of 7 Halls.Devasthanam has also constructed a modern complex with 112 suites named as Gangasadan and Gowrisadan. Tariff S.No Cottages & Rooms Rent Per Day 1 Sivasadanam...
Srisailam Mallikarjuna swami Temple
Srisailam Mallikarjuna swami TempleHistorySrisailam played a dominant role in our religious, cultural and social history from ancient times.The epigraphical evidence reveals that the history of Srisailam begins with the Sathavahanas who were the first empire builders in South India. The earliest known historical mention of the Hill - Srisailam, can be traced in Pulumavis Nasik inscription of 1st Century A.D.The Sathavahanas, the Ikshavakus,...
DARSHAN TIMEING
The timings of the temple is as follow: From To 4.30 AM 5.00 AM Mangalavadyams. 5.00 AM 5.15 AM Suprabhatam. 5.15 AM 6.30 AM Pratahkalapuja, Gopuja and Maha Mangala Harathi. 6.30 AM 1.00 PM Darshanam, Abhishekam and Archanas...
ABOUT TEMPLE
The shrine of Lord Mallikarjuna picturesquely situated on a flat top of Nallamalai Hills, Srisailam is reputed to be one of the most ancient kshetras in India. It is on the right side of the River Krishna in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh. This celebrated mountain is also named as Siridhan, Srigiri, Sirigiri, Sriparvatha and Srinagam. It has been a popular centre of Saivite pilgrimage for centuries.The prominence of this Divya Kshetram is highlighted by the fact that while performing our daily household rituals we specify place of location of our existence with reference to Srisailam.The...
Jyothirlingamulu
DWADASA Jyothirlingamulu Somnath / Gujarat / Prabhas Patan, SaurashtraMallikarjuna / Andhra Pradesh / SrisailamMahakaleshwar / Madhya Pradesh / Mahakal, UjjainOmkareshwar / Madhya Pradesh / Narmada River, OmkareshwarKedarnath / Uttarakhand / KedarnathBhimashankar / Maharashtra / BhimashankarKashi Vishwanath / Uttar Pradesh / VaranasiTrimbakeshwar / Maharashtra / TrimbakeshwarVaijyanath / Jharkhand / VaidyanathNageshvara / Gujarat / JageshwarRameshwar / Tamil Nadu / RameswaramGrishneshwar / Maharashtra / Near Ellora, Aurangabad districtASTADHASA Shakthi Peetamulu Bhramaramba /Srisailam (Andhra...
SRISAILAM DEVASTHANAM-SEVAS&POOJAS
Darshanams S.No Name of the Darshanams Time Amount Entry for 1 Suprabhatha Darshanam 5.00AM Rs.300.00 Couple or Single Person 2 Mahamangala Harathi 5.50AM Rs.200.00 One Person 3 Athiseegra Darshanam 6.30 AM to 1.00 PM & 6.30 PM to 9.00 PM Rs.100.00 One Person 4 Special Queue Line Darshanam 6.30 AM to 1.00 PM & 6.30 PM to 9.00 PM Rs.50.00 One Person 5 Free Darshanam in general Queue 6.00 AM to 3.30 PM & 6.00 PM...
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