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The temple at Srisailam is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is considered as one of his twelve Jyotirlingas. Srisailam, also known as Sriparvata is situated in the Rishabgiri Hills on the Southern banks of the river Krishna in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. Mention of Srisailam as Sriparvata has been made in the immortal epic of the Hindus - the "Mahabharata". There is also a Shakti Pitha of the goddess Bhramaramba in the form of Kali. The temple is atop a 457.2 meter high hill amidst rich natural scenery of the Nallamali forests.
General
Information
Rainfall: Seasonal
Best Season: September to February
Temperature: Summer Max 38 Deg. C Min 30 Deg. C
Winter Max 26 Deg. C Min 20 Deg. C
STD Code: 085195
How To Get There
Air
The nearest airport is at Hyderabad (232 km) is well connected with all major cities
Rail
Nearest railhead is Markapur Road on the Guntur-Hubli metre gauge line. Nandyal and Kurnool on the same line is also convenient railheads. However convenient railhead is Hyderabad 232 km
Road
Road distances from Srisailam are Atmakur 113 km, Anantapur 325 km, Bangalore 538 km, Dornal 49 km, Hyderabad 232 km, Kurnool 180 km, Madras 568 km, Nagarjunasagar 180 km, Nandyal 158 km, Tirupati 436 km, Vijayawada 248 km, Visakhapatnam 614 km.
In and around
Bhramaramba Mallikarjunaswamy temple
One of the 12 Jyotirlingas in India. The temple is also the seat of Mahakali in the form of Bhramaramba.Panchapandava temple and Vata Vriksha
The most appealing features of this temple is that anyone of any cast and creed, can touch the deity and worship here.
Sikharam
The highest of the Srisailam hills, is Sikhareswara Swamy Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Another beautiful temple is Sri Ganapathi temple, dedicated to lord Ganesh.
Srisailam wildlife sanctuary, which covers areas in five adjoining districts, has tiger, panthers, spotted deer, giant squirrels, great lizards and verities of snake.
Alampur
At a distance of 214 km from Hyderabad and 27 km from Kurnool town. Two groups of temple called the Brahmeswara temple and Papanatham temples of the Chalukyan times are situated on the banks of Tungabhadra river on either side of Alampur village
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