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Sangameshwara Temple – Boatings Are Carried For The Followers To Go To The Temple Because Its Surrounded By Water
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SANGAMESHWARA TEMPLE
AT
KURNOOL
The Sangameswara Temple in Kurnool District of
Andhra Pradesh State of India. It is an ancient temple located close to the
Muchumarri, at the confluence of the Bhavanasi and Krishna rivers. The temple
is on the foreshore of the Srisailam Reservoir.
Devotees are allowed to the temples
in the vicinity to be relocated to higher grounds, When the Srisailam Dam was
being constructed, but did not allow the Sangameswara Temple to be shifted.
As a result, this temple is considered unique
as it stays submerged under water most of the year and emerges just for 45 to
60 days in a year when the water level recedes in summer.
The Srisailam Dam was constructed in 1981 and
thereafter the temple surfaced for the first time in 2003 and this trend is
going on ever since. The Sangameswara Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
According to local legend, when the Pandavas were exiled, they wanted to do
pray to Lord Shiva.
The Pandavas felt that the site was sacred
because it was located at the confluence of the two rivers and their five
tributaries, namely Veni, Tunga, Bhadra, Bheemarathi and Malapaharini. Bhima,
one of the five Pandavas, was asked to bring a Shiva Lingam.
Bhima went looking for one, but failed to
return to his brothers with a lingam. So Dharmaraja, the eldest Pandava,
installed a lingam made from neem wood. And, the temple was built around this
sacred site.
When the temple surfaces, boats are
used to transport devotees from the shore to the temple, as it stays surrounded
by water. It is during this time that the temple priests perform special
prayers and other rituals. Before the temple is opened to the public, silt from
the temple premises is first removed.
By Bus
Government Buses
and private travel buses are available to reach this temple. This temple is
98km away from Kurnool. Since this temple is surrounded by water in all
directions devotees use boats to reach this temple.
By Train
The nearest
Railway station to this Temple is Kurnool Railway Station. From here buses are
available to reach the nearest shore to the temple. Boats are available to
access the temple.
By Air
The nearest
airport is Hyderabad. Government Buses and private taxis are available to reach
Kurnool. From here many buses are available to reach this temple.
