Papanaseswara Aalayam Temple
Location: Alampur, Kurnool
Deity: Shiva
It enshrines the Navabrahmas in the nine Aalayas built in the North Indian style, like curvilinear towers. It also houses one of the Sakthipithas, and boasts of Sivaalayas and Vaishnavate temples built on the banks of Vedavathi and Nadavathi, the tributaries of Tungabhadra. Among the temples the Papanaseswara Swamy Aalayam lies in the middle. Its architectural grandeur is less impressive, but it still has multi-pillared halls and huge mantapams that enshrine many deities. The sculptural pieces on the walls represent incidents in the lord`s life. The Navagrahas have been carved on the ceiling. The Saptamatrukas shrine and a niche enshrining the Mahishasura Mardini are worth the visit. The temple is dedicated to Chennakesava swamy, Suryanarayana swamy, Narasimha swamy are in the vicinity of Navabrahma Aalayas.
Ranganatha Temple
Location: Peravali near Kurnool
Deity: Ranganatha ( Lord Vishnu)
This temple dates back to ancient times. The emperors of Vijayanagar made many endowments to this historic temple.
Tripurantakeswara Temple
Location: Tripurantantakam near Kurnool
Deity: Tripurantaka (Shiva)
The temple is built on a hillock. This shrine is dedicated to Shiva and is regarded as the Eastern gate to Sreesailam and is a very ancient temple.
Tripurantakeswara Temple
Location: Tripurantantakam near Kurnool
Deity: Tripurantaka (Shiva)
This shrine dedicated to Shiva is considered to be the eastern gate to Sreesailam and is a very ancient one. The temple is built on a hillock.
Ranganatha Temple
Location: Peravali near Kurnool
Deity: Ranganatha (Vishnu)
This temple is said to date back to ancient times. The founders of the Vijayanagar empire made endowments to this historic temple.
The Sangameswara Temple
Location: Kurnool
Deity: Lord Shiva
The centuries-old Sangameswara temple is situated at the confluence of the Krishna and the Bhavanasi near Muchumarri in Kurnool district Nivruthi Sangameswaram has great spiritual significance because of its antiquity and the fact that the temple stands at the confluence. The shrine finds a prominent place in Skandapurana.
Legend: Dharmaraja, the eldest of the Pandavas, installed the idol. As Bhima failed to meet the muhurt in fetching the idol, a rectangular neem log was installed. The idol brought by Bhima later was given a place some distance away.
Architecture: The temple complex is popularly known as pancheswaram (Sangameswaram, Sidheswaram, Kapileswaram, Someswaram and Malleswaram). The temple was partly demolished and idol removed after the construction of the Srisailam dam. After the intervention of the Paramacharya of Kanchi, the temple was retained and the idol repositioned. Many say the ancient idols were lost during the transition.
Alampur Navbrahma Temples
The main temple is a cluster of shrines dedicated to the Nava Brahmas. It is situated inside a fortress and resembles the Papanatha temple at Pattadakal. The sikharas are curvilinear and decorated with amalakas - decoration at angles that creates a beautiful effect, blending naturally with masonry for the tower.
Ahobala Narasimha Temple
It is a place of great antiquity. As the nine shrines are situated within a radius of five kosa or 10 miles, this Tirtham is also known as Panchakosa Tirtham. This temple lies in the center of three prakarams, and is built in the Vijayanagar style.
Mahanandi Temple
The temple is at the foothill where a mineral spring flows into the fields from underneath the linga, into the tank in front of the temple. This temple is famous for its curative powers found in the warm tepid mineral water found in the tank in front of the temple.
Srisailam Mallikarjuna Temple
Lord Shiva as Srisailam. The temple here is known as Mallikarjuna, which is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. It is located in the forests of the Nallamalai hills, on the Rishabhagiri hill of Kurnool district.
The Nava Bhramma Temples
These temples are all enclosed in a courtyard on the left bank of the river Tungabhadra. These are Taraka Bhramma, Swarga Bhramma, Padma Bhramma, Bala Bhramma, Garuda Bhramma, Kumara Bhramma, Arka Bhramma, Vira Bhramma and the Vishwa Bhramma.
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