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The Srikalahasti Temple is located in the town of Srikalahasti, in Tirupati district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. According to regional tradition, it is said to be the site where Kannappa was ready to offer both his eyes to cover blood flowing from the Shivalinga before Shiva stopped him and granted him moksha . [ 3 ]
Srikalahasti is a town in Tirupati district located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the revenue division of Srikalahasti mandal and Srikalahasti revenue division . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is a part of the Tirupati Urban Development Authority , which is located on the banks of the River Swarnamukhi .
Kannappa was born in present-day Andhra Pradesh as Thinna [1] [4] into a hunter family from the Chenchu [5] His birthplace is often associated with Uduppura near Sri Kalahasti. [6] [7] Kannappa's devotion to Shiva began when he discovered the vayu linga (embodiment of air) while hunting in the forest. He offered the aniconic representation of ...
He established Sri Sukabrahmashramam on the banks of Swarnamukhi river on the outskirts of the temple town Srikalahasti. [5] This ashram not only help people in their path of spirituality, but also help in conducting various social service activities. The clinic inside the ashram premises provides free health checkup for the poor and the needy.
Abhinavagupta; Adi Shankara; Akka Mahadevi; Allama Prabhu; Alvars; Basava; Chaitanya; Ramdas Kathiababa; Chakradhara; Chāngadeva; Dadu Dayal; Eknath; Gangesha Upadhyaya
Dhurjati was born in Srikalahasti. In his works, Dhurjati referred to his birthplace as being a part of Pottapi Nadu in reference to a Telugu Chola Kingdom based at Pottapi in Cuddapah . He was the son of Singamma and Narayana and grandson of Jakkayya.
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The holy Hindu temples of Tirumala and Srikalahasti are located in the river basin. [1] It was mentioned as Mogaleru in the works of Dhurjati. In Tamil, the river is known as “Ponmugali” (Tamil: பொன்முகலி). Kalyani Dam with 25 million cubic meters live storage was constructed in 1977 across its tributary Kalyani river. [2]