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Mallikarjuna Jyotirling
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Mallikarjuna Jyotirling - Destination Overview
About Mallikarjuna
The temple of Lord Mallikarjuna is situated in the town of Srisailam on the banks of River Patalganga Krishna in the state of Andhra Pradesh.. Srisailam mountain is looked upon reverentially as the Kailash of South. The temple situated here is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is among the 12 Jyotirlingas in India.
Lord Shiva of the Srisailam hill is a Swayambulinga (self-manifested) and is revered as one of the 12 Jyothirlingas of India The devout believe that one can attain mukti by taking birth at Srisailam. The sanctity of the hill is extolled in Mahabharatha, Skanda Purana and many other religious scriptures. The hills are also sacred to the Buddhists. Saint Nagarjuna lived here in the first century AD. Chinese travellers Fahian and Hieun Tsang have described this pilgrim centre as Sri Parvatam and a Bhuddhist centre.
The presiding Deities of this temple Lord Mallikarjuna Swamy is one of the twelve Jyothirlingas and Goddess Bhramaramba Devi is one of the eighteen Mahashaktis and both are self-manifested. The unique feature of this Jyotirling is the combination of Jyothirlingam and Mahashakti in one campus, which is very rare and only one of its kind.
The Mallikarjuna Linga is accessible to each and every devotee and anybody can go into the sanctum sanctorum of Mallikarjuna, touch him and perform Abhishekam and Archana himself to recitation of Mantras by Archakas without caste or creed or religion.
How to Reach Mallikarjuna Jyotirling
- Nearest airport is located at Hyderabad (175 km).
- Nearest Railway stations: Markapur road, Ongole, Nandyal.
- Hyderabad - Mahbubnagar (NH 7)- Srisailam temple / Ongole - Markapur - Srisailam temple / Gooty - Nandyal - Atmakur - Srisailam temple.
- How to reach Mallikarjuna By Air + Train
- Nearest airport is located at Hyderabad (175 km). Nearest rail head are at Ongole/Nandyal/Markapur road. Hyderabad - Mahbubnagar (NH 7)- Srisailam temple / Ongole - Markapur - Srisailam temple / Gooty - Nandyal - Atmakur - Srisailam temple.