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Kalahasti Pop: 62,000 Area Code: 08578 Kalahastiswara Temple This temple is one of the most impressive Siva temples in India. It features an enormous, ancient gopuram over the main gate. The tower is 36.5m (120 feet) high. The entire temple is carved out of the side of a huge stone hill. King Krishnadeva Raya built it in 1516. Inside the temple you will find the tremendously ornate and splendid architecture for which South India is famous. Elaborately designed pillars, altars, and paraphernalia abound. The temple’s main entrance faces south, although the deity faces west. There is an interesting underground temple dedicated to Ganesh (Ganapati) named Patala Vinayaka, which is 10m (33 ft) beneath the ground. The goddess here is called Jnana Prasannambha and is said to be the sister of Lord Venkateswara at the Tirumala temple. She is said to give supreme knowledge (jnana) to those who worship her. The Suvarnamukhi River is a sacred river, said to have been brought to earth by Agastya Muni. It is also called Uttara Vahini, because at this place it flows south to north, which is unusual. It is dry most of the year. You can climb to the top of the nearby Nagor Hill (1040 m) and get a good view of the area. By purchasing a special darshan ticket (Rs 10) you wait about 10 minutes
instead of an hour on a normal day to view the Vayu Linga. It is said that the spider wove a web above the linga to protect it
from the sun and rain. The elephant would get water with its trunk and
bath the linga (perform abhishek) and the snake would also worship the
Lord. The snake was not aware that the elephant and spider were also
worshiping the Lord. One day the snake found bilva leaves and water
near the Lord. He thought that someone was trying to harm the Lord,
so he surrounded the Lord to protect him. When the elephant came the
next day to worship the Lord, the snake thought he was trying to harm
the Lord, so he entered his trunk. Unable to handle the pain, the elephant
dashed his trunk against the linga, killing both the snake and the spider.
Then the elephant himself died. Lord Siva was satisfied with the devotion
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