Sree sailam Malikarjun Temple

Sree Sailam-Mallikarjun Temple

The Sree Sailam Temple located in Kurnool district, is one of the 12 Jyotirlingam. Sri Sailam is a small city situated in the densely forested Nallamalai hills. This temple is considered very holy and is dedicated to Mallikarjuna Swamy and Bhramaramba. One unique feature of the temple is that all the devotees who visit the temple are allowed to touch the idol which is not prevalent in any other temple. The temple is located at a distance of 245 km from Hyderabad. The Sree Sailam temple has rich sculptural work, fort like walls and towers. The temple is built in Dravidian style. According to popular legends, the religious leader had visited the temple and had composed his famous Sivananda Lahiri. It is also believed that Goddess Durga had taken the form of a bee and worshiped Lord Shiva here and selected this holy place as her abode. There are some temples in the vicinity of Sree Sailam Temple, they are-

• Tripurantakam to the east of Sree Sailam.
• Siddavatam of Cuddapah district to the South.
• Alampur Navabhrama temples in Mahboobnagar district to the West.
• Umamaheswaram in Mahboobnagar district to the North.
• Paladhara Panchadara : The spot where Adi Sankara is said to have meditated.
• Hatakeswaram : Another Shiva temple near Paladhara Panchadara where the lingam was originally made of gold.
• Sakthi Ganapathi temple : It is considered important to visit this temple before visiting Sri Sailam.
• Kailasa Dwaram : The main entrance to Sri Sailam for those trekking to the temple.
• Sikharam : There is a hill temple dedicated to Shiva at a height of 2850 feet above sea level in the Nallamalai hills
• Patalaganga : is where the bathing ghats associated with Sri Sailam are located. (Krishna river).