sri kalahasti

 

Sri kalahasteeswara Temple:

Sri Kalahasti temple is a famous tourist attraction located in the town of Srikalahasti,in Chittoor district in the state of andhra pradesh in India. In this temple god Shiva is worshipped as sri kalahasteeswara with gnana prasoon ambika devi.Srikalahasti temple,situated 36 km away from tirupati. In this temple lord shiva worshipped in the form of  vayu linga,one of the panchabhoota sthalams,representing wind.the temple also having different names as rahu-ketu kshetra,dakshina kailasam.In this temple rahu-ketu pooja is famous and this is the only temple in india which remains open during solar and lunar eclipses.Baktha kannappa was the famous devotee to sri kalahasteeswara swamy,he donated both his eyes to sri kalahastiswara swamy. This temple is located on the river bank of swarnamukhi.

When I was a child, I always loved going to the Sri Kalahasti Temple. It was always a hot day and I would love to go to the temple and see the beautiful statues of Lord Shiva. The temple was so beautiful and I always felt so blessed to be able to go to it. The temple was located in the town of SriKalahasti, in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and the current structure was built in the late 1800s.

Timings to enter into the Temple:

The people will be allowed into the temple from 5:30 AM to 9:30 PM. There are different types of poojas(rituals) and sevas will be performed in the temple.rahu ketu pooja one of the most important ones in all the rituals. 

The temple is home to different kinds of religious ceremonies. The most famous of these is the maha shivaratri ceremony, which is celebrated every year during the month of February to march.

A story of bhakta kannappa who worshiped the god shiva, Kannappa plucked out one of his eyes and placed it in the eye of Linga which was oozing with blood and tears. When the tears and the blood were still trickling from another eye, Kannappa decided to remove his second eye and placed one of his feet on the spot of the right eye of the Shiva Linga. Before he could pull out his second eye with the arrow, Lord Shiva appeared and restored his eye while granting him a boon to occupy a place close to him.

Where to stay in Sri Kalahasti Town?

you can find the private hotels and lodges near the temple surroundings and it is located to 36 km from tirupati town you can stay in that town also there is plenty of hotels and lodges are available and TTD Devastanams cotteges and rooms are available for pilgrims.

How to reach Sri Kalahasti Temple?

You can reach Srikalahasti by bus,train and through air.it is located 36 km from tirupati and 30 km from renigunta airport.srikalahasti is the nearest railway station.

Tirupati to srikalahasti number of bus services are available,so it is better to reach Tirupati first.

Kanipakam

Kanipakam Sri Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy :

Kanipakam is a famous tourist attraction place in andhra pradesh in India.the Kanipakam temple was known as Sri Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy Temple. It was located at Kanipakam in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple was about 11km from chittoor and 68km from tirupati. In this temple, the deity sat in the well which was always full of water.

 

According to history, three brothers were digging a well for water to their forming field with a weapon. It hit a rock. There he observed the blood coming out from the rock. The people of surrounding villages started to dig the well,they found the statue of Lord Ganesha and realised that it was a “Swayambhu Idol” of Swamy Vinayaka and their joy knew no bounds. Ultimately they offered many coconuts with all prayers modesty kneeling before the Sri Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy and offered many sevas like Mangalaharathi etc. Even today, we can see the well surrounding the statue, which is always flowing with water. During the rainy season, water will overflow.

The temple was constructed in 11th century CE by the chola King kulothunga chola1 and was expanded further in 1336 by the emperor's of vijayanagara dynasty.The temple was constructed beautifully, it has a pond in front of the temple.

Timings to enter into the Temple:

It's purely God's blessing for mankind to have Darshan of Swayambhu Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy in a queue. Devotees make Darshanam of Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy by booking online tickets for the better planning of time.temple will providing three different types of darshana Nijaroopa darshan,seegra darshan,athi seegra darshan.pilgrims are allowed into the temple to swami darshan from 6:00 AM to 3:30PM and 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

Annual Brahmotsavams will be celebrated in Kanipakam for 21 days starting from Vinayaka Chavithi day. The processional deity of Vinayaka will be taken in a procession on different Vahanams on these days amidst large numbers of pilgrims across the country.

Where to stay in Kaipakam?

You can find private and devstaam lodges near the temple.

How to reach Kanipakam?

Bus and train routes are available to Chittoor and tirupati.From Chittoor it is at a distance of 11 KM and from tirupati it is at a distance of 68 KM.

There is no direct trains are available to kanipakam ,the nearest trian station is Chittore at a distance of 13KM.

Airport is also located at renigunta near to tirupati.