Bhairavakona - 8 Temples Carved Out Of Rock
Bhairavakona,
in the dense Nallamala forests, is a true natural wonder with beautiful
caves, ponds and waterfalls. It is also a big attraction for devotees
and tourists who come in large numbers to the Kalabhairava temple.
The
Temple is situated near kanigiri , prakasam District , Andhra
Pradesh.The main attraction here is the Durga temple and devotees, after
bathing in the holy pond, tie threads around a nearby tree in the hope
of having their prayers answered.
According
to a legend, Lord Siva and goddess Parvati once visited the place and
were captivated by its beauty. They left behind a Siva lingam that
resembles the one at Amarnath. According to archaeologists, this temple
belongs to the 7th or 8th century AD.
Kalabhairava
is said to have once reigned over this region and from there stems the
name, Bhairavakona.Kalabhariva temple is sometimes called the temple of
the Holy Trinity. This is perhaps the only temple in India where Brahma,
Vishnu and Maheswara are worshipped at one place. An interesting
feature of this place is that eight temples were carved out of one rock.
Lord
Siva appears in eight different forms of Shashinaga, Rudra, Visweswara,
Nagarikeswara, Bhargeswara, Rameswara, Mallikarjuna and Pakshamalika
Linga. Devotees also come to Bhairavakona to see the moonlight fall on
the idol of goddess Durgadevi on the days of Kartika Pournami and Maha
Sivaratri.
The
fort on the hill, built by the Pallava dynasty, is in ruins due to the
negligence of the archaeological and tourism departments. Recently, on
November 21, three teenagers went missing in Bhairavakona and it took
the police 20 hours to trace them around 10 km into the jungle.
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