yaganti kshetram

Yaganti Kshetram:

The Yaganti temple is a pilgrimage and a tourist spot in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.Yaganti temple is located 14km from Banaganapalli mandal, in the Kurnool district. It is an ancient Hindu temple which was built 2,500 years ago and it is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Ganga.It is a temple town dominated by Hindus and has been declared as a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India. It is situated in the middle of a forest, so this place gives you a royal feeling.
Millions of pilgrims visit here annually and it is known as the main  temple of Lord Shiva among Naga Shaiva devotees in India. Lord shiva is worshipped by Hindus as Sri Yaganti Amma Maheswara Swamy in this Yaganti kshetra.
Yaganti is a beautiful place that is in front of the temple. There is a small pond of water that is called Pushkarini. The water in this pond comes from the hills backside of the temple. This water will come throughout the year.

There are quite a few cave temples there on Yaganti,adjacent to the temple. The three caves are called Agastya cave,where Agastya muni do his atonement to get blessings of lord shiva.  Sri Venkateswara cave and Veerabramham cave,this cave Sri Pothuluri Veerabrahmam wrote some chapters of his prophecies in the kalaGnanam.

 According to legends, crows do not fly in Yaganti. This is because when Sage Agastya was meditating here; Kakasura, the king of crows, had disturbed him from his meditation. The sage, in turn, cursed the crows not to enter the premises. Since the crow is considered to be the vehicle of Lord Shani, even he cannot enter the temple.

In this Yaganti temple in front of Lord Shiva there is a growing size of the Nandi. This is not just a belief held onto by some people but instead is a fact that has been confirmed by the Archaeological Survey of India. 

You can reach Yaganti by buses from Banaganapalli, a town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located 17 km from Yaganti and 74 km from Kurnool.the nearest railway station from the temple complex is at Panyam, and there are regular trains from kurnool.

        

vizayawada

VIJAYAWADA:

Vijayawada is a famous tourist attraction in Andhra pradesh. it is a devotional place in this city goddess kanaka durga devi worshipped by Hindus.the Dhurga Devi temple is located on top of the indra keeladri hill.this city is on the side of river bank of krishna.

Sri Kanaka Dhurga Devi temple is the oldest in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. It is also known for being a rare example of Tamil architecture in Southern India. The main deity of this temple is Durga, who is worshipped as Kanaka Dhurga.Many devotees from all over India visit this temple to pay their obeisance and pray for prosperity, welfare and eternal happiness for their family members.Seva, or a form of worship, is performed at the Sri Kanaka Dhurga Kamakoti Temple every day, from Sunday to Saturday. On birthdays, festive occasions and special occasions (like Deepavali), special samskaras are performed in the temple.

The nine days of Navratri are celebrated here with full of divineness. The most significant day is obviously the tenth day - Dussehra. The celebrations here are held every year and thousands of pilgrims attend the temple seeking the blessings of Her Holiness. 

People will be allowed into the temple at 5:00 AM to 1:00 PM noon and from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM to pray to the goddess.Visitors can take their kids to Sree Kanaka Dhurga Devi Temple located in Vijayawada. The temple is open for devotees of all ages .

prakasam barrage build on krishna river. bhavani island is a second big river island in india.vijayawada railway junction is biggest station in andhra.there are more places in vijayawada undavalli caves,sri durga malleswara swamy temple,besant road,gandhi museum.  

 You can be reached by train or bus, a taxi ride takes about 20 minutes and just 10 km from the city railway station is easily accessible by road. Buses connect Vijayawada with Hyderabad, Tirupati, Bangalore, Vijayawada, Kakinada, Vizag, Kurnool, Guntur and Kadapa.