Thursday, July 22, 2010

ALAMPUR



Alampur is known for its temples Jogulamba,Nava brahmas temple.This is the place where river krishna and Tungabhadra join.Alampur is Situated on the Left Bank of Tungabhadra river 90 km from Mahabubnagar, 27 km From Kurnool and 200 km from Hyderabad.12 km before reaching Kurnool

SRI SRI JOGULAMBA Jogulamba (also called as Yogulamba / Yogamba) is one of the eighteen Shakti peethas. Oordhva danta pankti (Upper jaw with tooth) of devi fell here. She is the Shakti of Bala brahmeswara swamy.Idol of Jogulamba is typical. She is in sitting position. She has huge amount of hair with lizard, scorpion, bat and a human skull in it.The temple of Jogulamba was constructed recently.

Nava Brahma temple as the name implies there are a total of nine temple.All of them are dedicated to Shiva.The temples are emblematic of the Northern and Western Indian styles of architecture. They do not reflect the Dravidian style of architecture as is generally common with the temples in this region.
The Navabhramma temples are present on the left bank of the Tungabhadra river, enclosed in a courtyard.

    * Taraka Bhramma
    * Swarga Bhramma
    * Padma Bhramma
    * Bala Bhramma
    * Vishwa Bhramma
    * Garuda Bhramma
    * Kumara Bhramma
    * Arka Bhramma
    * Vira Bhramma

There are other temples like Suryanarayana temple, Narasimha temple.



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