Saturday, November 16, 2024

Kumili Temple, Vizianagaram

Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/rxW88BMLAoM 

Kumili is a historical village and Panchayat in Pusapatirega mandal of Vizianagaram District, AP. Kumili was the former seat of the erstwhile Vizianagaram Kingdom (later Vizianagaram Estate). Ruins of this mud fort still exist here.

Kumili village's former name was Kumbhilapuram. Vizianagaram Kingdom was first established in this village and they build a mud fort here. Later moved their capital to near by village Potnur and finally they established in Vizianagaram by building new fort and moved their capital there.

This Village is the Capital of ANANDA GAJAPATHI RAJA'S DYNASTY.

In 1607 Trailang Swamy (Hindu Yogi and mystic who lived in Varanasi, India. ) was born.

 

Refer to : https://www.varanasiguru.com/trailanga-swami-the-walking-shiva-of-kashi/#google_vignette about Trailanga Swami

 

Culture and History

The Kumili temple is the one of the ancient temple in the District of Vizianagaram it was built around 1800's  by Sri Neelapu Narsayya Reddy Garu and he is also called as Sri Animisha Bhagavan and   AVATAR BABA. and from then that family people owned the Temple and its Care.
The Temple is Developed by so many people from then it is the most Ancient temple in the District Vizianagaram.

The temple at Kumili is unusual in that it has symbolic representations of Hinduism, Islam and Christianity within the precincts. The entrance to the temple has carvings of prominent national leaders. Thus the temple is representative of all the major faiths as well as the patriotic fervour of the country. The inner dome of the temple has murals depicting stories from Ramayana. There are elaborate carvings on the pillar in the courtyard, which depict various Hindu Gods and Goddesses.

The Whole Temple Contains 11 Temples and Daily Pooja and Worships Done Here. The complex comprises of temple dedicated to Kalika Devi, Satyanarayana Swamy, Navagrahalu and Lord Ganapathi. Devotees will also find temple devoted to Anjaneya Swamy, Lord Subramanyeswara, Lord Venu Gopalaswamy and Seetharamaswamy

 

Rituals and Festivals

Most of the festivals

Architectural Style

The temple doesn’t follow any fixed architectural style. It is more of a composite structure

Photography:

Photography is allowed. From outside the temple, Drone can also be used.

Dedicated parking is not available, but parking is not an issue outside the temple.

Temple Timings:

 6am - 11:30am 5pm - 7pm

Route and Location:

On that day we had to cover Vizianagaram fort and Kumili temple. So we took the following route.

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About Me

Being a travel freak and interested in ancient Bharat, I travel with my family, i love driving and exploring our country. I am deeply interested in exploring our ancient temples because they are the reflection of our real civilization.