Tripuranthakeswara Temple, Tripuranthakam

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Tripuranthakeswara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at Tripuranthakam in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Location[edit]

Tripurantakam is located on the national highway from Guntur to Srisailam. Sri Bala Tripura Sundari Ammavari temple is located at a distance of 2 km from Tripurantakam village. Sri Tripurantakeswara Swamy is on the top of a hill. Goddess Sri Bala Tripura Sundari is located down the hill, in the midst of a tank. According to the temple legend, Sri Bala Tripurasundari ammavari temple is the eastern gateway of Srisailam Sri Bramaramba Mallikarjuna swamy temple.[1]

Presiding deity[edit]

The presiding deity in the garbhagudi, represented by the lingam, is known as Sri Bala Tripurantakeswara.

Vaippu Sthalam[edit]

It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Appar.[2] This temple is very near to Lakshmi Narasimha Temple. This is also one of the Sakthi Peetams.

References[edit]

  1. Staff Reporter (2015-09-07). "Chandi Mahayagam begins at Tripurantakam". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  2. மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, 6-7-5

External links[edit]

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