During the chola rule of SRIKALAHASTI  fell under the revenue division Attrur  Nadu of Perumbanaipadi, which was a sub-division of Tiruvenkata Kottam (Tiruvenkata Circle) under the larger division of Jayamkonda Cholamandalam. Raja Raja Chola had a soft corner for the Srikalahastiswara temple, and according to Dr. Nagaswamy, the emperor sent a golden diadem to the deity from his capital of Thanjavur, which was carried with VENERATION by his army commander and officials. The temple has bronze portrait sculptures of Chola Mahadevi, one of the queens of Raja Raja Chola, and of Kulotunga III, with inscriptions on their pedestals.

          


                                            SRIKALAHASTI temple  was constructions during R.NAGA SWAMY former director of Tamilnadu archeology department of srikalahasti  temple has recorded history that goes back  to a minimum of 1600 years  is closely associated with  unparalleled devotion of  hunter prince KANNAPPA to LORD SHIVA. 
                                          KANNAPPA devotion is an outstanding story as one of the 63 saivate  nayanmars {saints} said Dr.nagaswamy  who is a scholar in tamil,sanskrit  and an epigraphast  of international repute .

         

 In srikalahasti temple every festivals and every monday,thursday priests can wear gold saree to SRI GNANAPRASUNAMBA AMMAVARU  and kept VAGRA KEERITAM  and other gold ornaments to ammavaru {gnanaprasunambika}.
            some of abkshekams are also doing to ammavaru {palibakshekam, kunkama archana
         

                                                     




                                                                      There are no gifts in ANNADANAM scheme in tradition to provide food to devotees of temple .
     Hungry has followed from vedic period  {ANNADATHA SUKHIBHAVA }  several of merits  occured due to this  pious act.
                                                           SRI GNANAPRASUNAMBIKA annadanam scheme was implemented  providing food for devotees  . No fewer people can take prasadam {annadanam } of ammavaru  daily 200 people can take .
                                                              ANY BODY CAN DONOR MONEY TO SRIKALAHASTISWARA SWAMY

               MAHASHIVARATHRI  is most important festival all over INDIA 
  In Srikalahasti temple many people attend and they can do darshanam of Srikalahasti swamy and Gnanaprasunbamba ammavaru  in that no abkheshakams are not performed by priests  , because it was so rush of devotees at that time .
                                           After completion of bramovathsamalu when all time all abksheksham all performed such as, {rehu ketu, rudrabekeshakem ,palabikashekam ,and some] are performing in SRKALAHASTI

                             

                                           SRIKALAHASTI  NAME BACKGROUND
                                                            SRIKALAHASTI is named after the staunch devotee of lord shiva  the were the {spider}SRI {serpant}KALA {elephant} HASTI  appeare with there unfliching  devotion  lord shiva gave there boon  that there name has be merged with vayulinga  and called as srikalahastisweera  

                                 












                           










                                      There several legends are connected to glory of temple prominent
                                      among PARVATI DEVI  cursed by lord shiva discard her
                                       heavenly body assumed the human form  parvati  known as
                                       shiva GNANAM  GNANA PRASUNNA , GNANA PRASUNAMBAKA
                                                                                                                                                      DEVI
                                  GNANAKAL:
                                 cursed to become ghost ghanakhal prayed  at SRIKALAHASTI 15
                                  years and after chanting bairava manthram  many times shiva  resorted to her
                                   original form 

                     LORD SHIVA TESTED {THINNADU} BHAKTA KANNAPPA
                       before he sages  with devine power ,lord shiva's temple becomes to
                         fall all the sage ran away sent expect kannappa  who converted linga
                         prevent to damage
                              In another incident  kanappa plucked of his eyes and kept their eyes to linga
                              which was coming blood out of her eye and placed her eye in lord shiva
                                in SHIVA LINGAM    then blood was stopped to coming to out
                                and boon  to him  and close to him  
                                         FINALLY SHIVA GAVE TITLE TO {thinnadu} as
                                                                                 
                                     {BHAKTA KANNAPPA}

 

               In SRIKALAHASTI  is located in chittor district the nearest airport is near
               renigunta airport ,the TIRUPATI airport is nearest to CHENNAI,GUDUR
                SECTION OF gunthakal division of south central railway {S C R }
                   In local transport by city buses in ANDHRA PRADESH owened
                    buses of  {A.P.S.R.T.C.} and operator buses of TIRUPATI
 

                          

       The town depend on agriculture and tourism . The main crops are paddy,sugar
        and groundnuts  & hundred of kalankari artists also bring some revenue .
         Pilgrims visit to TIRUMALA and also visit to SRIKALAHASTI , temple
                       IT IS SECOND FAMOUS TEMPLE IN ANDHRA PRADESH
            SRIKALAHASTI is located under administration of chitthor district

                                          TEMPLE OF SRIKALAHASTI
               The ancient temple dedicated to lord shiva is one of panchabootha stalam i.e
                five prileminary elements {air,water,fire,earth,space}
                There is a lamp inside the temple srikalahastisweera swamy and the lamp will
                 will be blinking i.e .The shiva will take and release the breathing.
                        Beside swamy of lord shiva kalahastisweera beside ganga devi
                         that ganga devi  will be on shiva she gave some pease to  lord shiva

                                                        SRIKALAHASTI

                     In Srikalahasti educational instutions from elementary schools to engineering colleges, Srikalahastisweera Instute of technology under Srikalahasti trust it is affilated to J.N.T.U.

                        Some of the schools of GOVERNMENT:

•                         R.P.B.S.Z.P for boys near b.p aghrahram
•                         Z.P.HIGH SCHOOL for girls near government hospital
•                         Government high school ,panagal
•                         Muncipal high school bhaskara peta

                        A.P. welfare residental high school for  girls,kasa gardens

                                    ABOUT HISTORY OF  SRIKALAHASTI

      The temple of srikalahasti is located on north side of Tirupathi . The temple was originally built by pallava period and current structers was built by cholan on 11th century srikalahasti is located on bank of swarnamukhi river .                                                                                                                                                                     It is one of constution of chittoor district 

Today i am saying about temple of srikalahasti and it is located in chittoor(district) ANDHRAPRADESH           The temple is famous for "SRI  (SALI)  KALA (PAMU) HASTI (YENUGU)"  and also famous for "Rahuketu pooja"

My big brother' town

I happened to visit my big brothers town today. Which is.also happen to be my first train journey in life