{"id":321638,"date":"2024-12-30T17:46:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T12:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=321638"},"modified":"2024-12-31T12:58:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T07:28:56","slug":"srisailam-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/srisailam-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Srisailam Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>News:<\/strong> The Archaeological Survey of India has discovered several copper plates and other ancient inscriptions at the Srisailam Temple, Andhra Pradesh.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">About Srisailam Temple<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_321639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-321639\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-321639 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Srisailam-Temple1.png?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Srisailam Temple\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Srisailam-Temple1.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Srisailam-Temple1.png?resize=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Srisailam-Temple1.png?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Srisailam-Temple1.png?w=1156&amp;ssl=1 1156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-321639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- srisailadevasthanam.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is located on the top of <em>Nallamala Hills<\/em> in Andhra Pradesh.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It lies on the <em>bank of the river Krishna.<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>History:<\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The inscriptional evidence date back the temple to <em>2<\/em><\/span><em>nd<\/em><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em> century BCE,<\/em> during the reign of the <em>Satavahana King<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It has received patronage from various dynasties like<em> Chalukyas, Kakatiyas, Vijayanagara Empire, Qutb Shahis.<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Religious Significance:<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The temple is dedicated to <em>Lord Shiva<\/em>, who is worshipped as <em>Mallikarjuna Swamy<\/em> and is represented by the <em>lingam<\/em>. While <em>Goddess Parvati<\/em> is worshipped as <em>Brahamaramba Devi.<\/em><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Thus, the temple is also known as <em>Sri Brahamaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple.<\/em> <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is sacred to <em>devotees of both Shaivism and Shaktism<\/em> as it houses one of the <em>12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva<\/em> and is one of the <em>18 Shakti Peethas.<\/em><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Architecture:<\/strong> <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is built in the <em>Dravidian style<\/em>, featuring lofty towers and sprawling courtyards. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The temple houses <em>many halls<\/em>, the most notable being the <em>Mukha Mandapa<\/em> built during the Vijayanagar period.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Archaeological Survey of India has discovered several copper plates and other ancient inscriptions at the Srisailam Temple, Andhra Pradesh.\u00a0 About Srisailam Temple\u00a0 Location: It is located on the top of Nallamala Hills in Andhra Pradesh.\u00a0 It lies on the bank of the river Krishna.\u00a0 History:\u00a0 The inscriptional evidence date back the temple to&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/srisailam-temple\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Srisailam Temple<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10384,"featured_media":321639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11212,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-321638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Srisailam-Temple1.png?fit=1156%2C649&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10384"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}