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Location: “Sri Kashi Vishweshwara Temple, Nirmal Colony, Block 7”
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Sri Kasi Vishweshwara
Temple is situated in Kalpagooru village close to the Manjeera Barrage near Sangareddy
town in Sangareddy District, Telangana State, India. The history of the temple
dates back to the era of the Kakatiya rulers from 11th century A.D.
The temple complex is
also home to two other temples, they are Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple
& Sri Venugopala Swamy temple. Hence it is also called as
Trikootaalayamu.
Sri Kasi Vishweswara
temple is seen towards the southern portion of garbhaalayam while Sri
Venugopalaswamy temple is seen near the northern portion of garbhaalayam.
Sri Kashivishveshwara
Devasthanam is located around 3 km from Sangareddy. This temple built
single-handedly by Ontimitta Obulayya, the chief military disciple of Kakatiya
king Sri Prataparudra in the 11th century. The architectural style of this
temple has a close resemblance to the thousand-pillared mandapa architecture of
Warangal. There are three garbha grihas
in this temple. Among these is Sri Kashiviswesvara. It is famous as Harihara
Kshetranga and Trikutalaya because Sri Ananta Padmanabhaswamy Sahita Visvesvara
and Sri Venugopala Swami are there.
There is a square corner
in the north-east of this temple. It has swaranga paths on all four sides.
Devotees believe that bathing in this water will cure physical and mental
ailments. It is famous as a glorious Shiva temple that has been flourishing as
Harihara Kshetra for more than a thousand years and fulfilling the desires of
devotees. Every year on the day of Maha Shivaratri, a grand festival is
organized in this temple.
Legend:
Legend says that, this
temple was built on water stream coming from holy Kasi. A sound similar to that
of a coin being dropped in water can be heard if a coin is dropped in
garbhaalayam of Sri Venugopala Swamy temple. Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy
temple is located towards the west side of garbhaalaya.
Architecture:
The temple resembles
thousand pillar temple in Warangal in terms of architecture and construction
style. It has 3 vimanas with a common mandapam or hall. The 3 vimanas for three
gods. The temple is raised on a star-shaped platform. Looking at the temple
directly it looks like the vimanas had been destroyed and they are rebuilt
while the base platform is intact. In front of the main temple there is another
platform with a long open courtyard in which huge Nandi is placed.
Apart from these there is
a Durga Temple at a very small distance from the temple which is very old.
Durga idol can be seen from a crevice in the temple, when it is closed.
There is also a
Sangameshwara Temple, which was again closed. Both these are very old. There is
no documentation available about these two temples, but they are supposedly
very old.
Timings:
Monday to Sunday: 6:00 AM - 11:00 AM & 5:00
PM - 7:00 PM
How to Reach:
By Air: Nearest Airport is Hyderabad around 78 KMs
By Train: Nearest railway station is Secunderabad around 77 KMs
By Road: The temple is around 60 KMs from Hyderabad, 71 KMs from Medak
and is just 3 KMs from Sangareddy bus stand. On your own vehicle, travelling
via outer ring road is the best option. Otherwise any public transport
Sangareddy could be availed. The way to the location is on the right side of
National Highway 65.
Famous Festival:
·
Bathukamma
Festival
·
Mahashivaratri
Nearby Places to visit:
1.
Ramalingeshwara
Temple, Nandi Kandi
2.
Durga
Temple at Kondapur (Kalapgoor).
3.
Sanghameshwara
Temple at Chintapalle (or Kalapgoor: Don’t’ remember exactly: Do try at
Chintapalle once)
Apart from this there
are various other places to visit like:
1.
Chincholi
Wildlife Sanctuary Gottam Gutta
2.
Kailash
Fort
3.
Aggayalaya
4.
Manjira
Dam, Wildlife sanctuary and River
5.
Edithanur
Cave, kondapur (with paintings dating back to between 2300 to 900 BC)
Parking and Photography
There
is no problem with parking your vehicle, there is ample space in front of the
temple
Photography
is not restricted and Drones can be easily used