Kukke Subramanya Swamy Temple

Kukke Subramanya Swamy Temple History As per the Legends, Divine Serpent Vasuki to escape from the mighty Garuda took shelter under Lord Subramanya. Lord Subramanya ordered Garuda not to harm Serpent. During Treta Yuga, Parasurama an incarnation of Lord Vishnu took the bath here at Kumaradhara river to get rid of the sin, after Killing Kshatriyas. […]

Vedadri Narasimha Swamy Temple Jagayyapeta As mentioned in the Brahanda Purana, Lord Vishnu in the form of Matsya (fish) recovered Vedas from the demon Somakasura, who had stolen Vedas from Brahma. Vedas took the form of Humans and praised Lord. Vedas in Human form (Veda Purusha) requested Lord to reside on their heads for permanent. […]

Chaturmukha Brahma Temple Chebrolu History As per the Legends, Sage Bhrugu cursed Brahma that he will not be worshipped during Kaliyuga. Hence, there are no temples for Lord Brahma on the Earth. Temple at Chebrolu is surrounded by water on the sides with a pathway in the middle. Brahma was engraved on the four sides of the […]

Venugopala Swamy Temple Hamsaladeevi History As per the folklore, Two Gandharvas while flying over the Krishna delta, they came across a sage who was black in color. Gandharvas made fun of him. Angered sage cursed Gandharvas to become crows. Gandharvas regretted their mistake and pleaded Sage for the solution. Sage asked them to take a bath […]

Suriyanar Navagraha Temple Kumabkonam This temple was built during the reign of Kulothuna I Chola during 1060 A.D-1118 AD. This temple was later renovated by Vijayanagara Kings. It is believed that taking a bath in Surya Pushkarini (Temple tank) will relieve Dosha. Jnana Koopam temple tank is located inside the temple. As per the legends, […]

swamimalai murugan temple history As per the Legends, Lord Muruga imprisoned Lord Brahma for His ignorance towards Pranava Mantra Om and assumed the role of the Brahma (Creator). Lord Vishnu requested Lord Siva to resolve the dispute. Lord Siva asked Murugan to release Brahma for which Murugan replied that imprisonment is the punishment for his Ignorance. […]

Kotappakonda Koteswara Swamy Temple As per the legends, Prajapati Daksha’s daughters married the devas, but the youngest daughter, Sati had chosen to marry Lord Siva against her father’s wish. Daksha was not keeping good relation with his son-in-law Lord Siva. Daksha decided to perform Yajna to insult Lord Siva, for which he invited all the gods and […]

Veera Anjaneya Swamy Temple Ponnur History This temple was built by Kota Jaganatha Swamy in 1969 AD. Anjaneya Swamy is of 24 ft tall, 12 ft wide and 4 ft thickness. This statue carved out of a single black granite rock which was brought under the supervision of Bhavanarayana Swamy from Edlapadu near Chilakaluripet. There […]

Ponnur Bhavanarayana Swamy Temple As per the Legends, A Brahmin by the Name Kesavaiah was childless and used to visit holy shrines with his brother-in-law Govindudu. Kesavaiah had promised Govindudu at the premises of Lord Narayana in Kasi that he will give his daughter to Govindudu for marriage. Kesavaiah was blessed with a baby girl […]

Kanyakumari Devi Temple As per the Legends, Parasurama (An incarnation of Lord Vishnu) who raised a temple for Goddess Sakthi and worshiped here. The goddess is also called Bagavathi. From the records, it is known that Nanjil Nadu near Kanyakumari was ruled by the Pandyas, the Cholas, the Cheras, and the Nayaks. One of the […]