Mahanandi

Mahanandiswara Swamy Temple:

Mahanandi is a famous old temple of Andhra Pradesh situated in the district Kurnool. In this place god shiva is worshipped as Mahanandiswara swamy,it is surrounded by forest called nallamala forest.

The village of Mahanandi is located to the east of Nallamala Hills. This place is a picturesque village surrounded by thick forest, and within a 15 km radius, there are nine Nandis (Bulls), known as Nava Nandis. Mahanandi is famous for the Mahanandiswara swamy Temple and foremost shrines of Nava Nandis. The nine temples are: Mahanandi, Shivanandi, Vinayakanandi, Somanandi, Prathamanandi, Garudanandi, Suryanandi and Krishnanandi.

The temple is open for Darshan (viewing) and Pooja (prayer) from 6:30 AM to 11 AM,12;15 PM to 2:30 PM and 5 PM to 8:30 PM.

Regular sevas and pooja darshanas will start early morning 4:30 AM and these poojas will conducted throughout the day still 8:30 PM.In this Mahanandi temple different types of regular and paroksha sevas will be Conducted.regular sevas are suprabhata seva,stanikaabhisheka seva,mahamangala harathi,nijaroopa darshanam.

It's one of the best tourist attractions in South India. The temple is famous for its fresh water pools, called pushkarini or kalyani. There are three pushkarinis in the temple. In these three one is big inside the temple and The remarkable feature here is the crystal clear water in Pushkarini which flows throughout the year. The water is so clear and pure that even a needle at the bottom can be seen clearly. The remaining two pushkarinis in front of the temple. The atmosphere around the temple is silent and you can feel the freshness of air.

There is a huge Nandi statue outside the Mahanandiswara Temple, It is one of the biggest nandi statue's in the world.

  You can reach Mahanandi by road and train only. There is no air route for Mahanandi,people will come to hyderabad and bangalore only by air.from there you can take buses or trains to nandyal which is 19 KM distance from Mahanandi.