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Located on Rishabhagiri Hill on the bank of the sacred river Krishna,
xe "Srisailam" Srisailam is a 6-hour bus ride south from Hyderabad
(200km). It is an ancient place, and is mentioned both in the Mahabharata
and in the Puranas. On top of Srisailam Hill is the famous Mallikarjuna
Temple, dedicated to Lord Siva. It is one of the most popular pilgrimage
sites in Andhra Pradesh
It is a necessary part of the Srisailam pilgrimage to bathe in the
Pathalaganga River (the local name for Krishna River), located about
3km east of the Mallikarjuna Temple. Steps lead down to the river from
the temple. Siva-linga stones are collected from the banks of this holy
Krishna River.
The Uma-maheswara Temple, about 3km northwest of the
Mallikarjuna Temple on the way to Pathalaganga, is an ornate temple.
In Basar, there is a temple dedicated to Saraswati. This is one of two
main Saraswati temples in India (the other is in Kashmir).
Mallikarjuna Temple
The Mallikarjuna Swami Temple is one of the 12 Siva Jyotirlinga
temples, or main Siva temples in the country. The main temple has four
lofty towers and was built by King Harihara Raya in 1404. Anyone who
comes here is allowed to touch the Lord or bow and touch their heads
to the linga.
To the right of the main temple is the old, or Vriddha Mallikarjuna
Siva-linga (7th century), which is the original Siva-linga installed
in the temple. The interesting Mirror Hall directly to your right as
you enter the main gate is where the Lord rests at night.
Sri Chaitanya visited this temple, and Sankaracharya
also stayed at Srisailam for some time. The Maratha General
Shivaji came here in 1674. It is said that Prahlada Maharaja
visited this temple, and also Lord Rama upon his return from Lanka.
Lord Rama is said to have personally installed the Sahasra-linga here.
There are five lingas in the inner courtyard. Because they are said
to have been installed by the Pandavas, they are known as the Panchapandavas.
Behind the main temple and up a flight of stairs is the temple of the
goddess Bhramarambika (Parvati), who is said to have assumed the form
of a bee to kill the demon Mahisasura. If you press your ear to a tiny
hole on the exterior back wall of the sanctum, you can hear the buzzing
of a bee. The Siva-ratri festival here in February–March is huge.
Non-Hindus are permitted to enter this temple.
Where to Stay
To get a place to stay here you are supposed to go to the Reception
Center, where you have to register. At the Reception Center
you can get a rooms for Rs 100 to Rs 1000. A basic room with bath is
Rs 150 and a cottage with bath is Rs 300.
There is the APTDC Sailamvihar Tourist Rest House.
There are also dharamshalas. They do not see many foreigners, so it
may be difficult to find a place that has foreigner registration forms.
Jagatguru Matam Guest House has two bedroom cottages
for Rs 1200 and Rs 1500 with A/C.
There are only basic eating places.
Travel
Srisailam is 220km southeast of Hyderabad by bus (6 hr) and 260km southwest
of Vijayawada. From Hyderabad you can take a train to Mahbhunagar and
then a bus. A convenient way to get here is to take an overnight tour
from Hyderabad.
Several buses arrive from Hyderabad daily, but the 10 am luxury bus
is the most pleasant. There are direct buses to Kurnool (1.15 pm), Tirupati
(7.30 am), and Chennai (6 pm). It takes about 10 hours to get to Ahovalam
from Srisailam.
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