VISIT TO VIJAWADA DURGADEVI TEMPLES

From Chennai 431 Km the vijayawada is located. From Chennai to kolkutta railway or bus route.

Kanaka Durga Devi temples:

I t is located in Vijayawada town itself on hill top. More Krishna reservoir dam and entire view of city makes more excitation and marvelous panoramic view from temple. In the month of July lot of devotees comes to this temple it is consider auspicious month to visit this temple. The Dasara festival famous too here.

Form Vijayawada railway station just 02 km to the temple. To claim this temple steps has been provided and APSRTC bus service too available up to hill top.
                             TEMPLE OVER VIEW

                                            MAIN TEMPLE FRONT VIEW

Mangalagiri temples

From Vijayawada 12 km to the Mangalagiri just opposite to bus stand the road proceed to Mangalagiri BANAKALU Narasimar temple, Just 1km from Mangalagiri bus stand.The Steps were provided to reach hill top and share auto facility too available to take you to the temple and back they ask Rs30 only per person. The Speciality of Banakalu Narasimar is whatever water puts on his mouth he just takes inside nobody knows where this water goes till now.

People offer water to this Narasimar as offering, the temple Garpagirah is very small and moorthy also too small.

After visitng narasimar if go for Sikkara Darshan you can fine entire Mangalagiri Panoromic view with Sikkara Darsan. In the caves the  Nagaraja idol were there.Adjacent to that you can find The Vishnu in laying position. This temple is one of the famous nine temple of Narasimar in the Andhra Pradesh.

RAJARAJESWARI TEMPLE:

On the way to the Mangalagiri hill top temple you can find Sri Rajarajeswari temple with Gigantic entrance Gopuram welcomes you have Maaka Darsan there.

AMARAVATHI TEMPLES

From Vijayawada or Guntur 34 km to the Amravati town located within walk able distance the Pancha rama temple is there. The God name is Amaralingeswarar. The temple is located at the banks of Krishna River. The devotees take bath in Krishna River and then proceed to the temple.

The joy boat trip too available nearby temple to go to the opposite end of Krishna River banks.

MAIN TEMPLE ENTRANCE THE TEMPLE IS CONSTRUCTED ABOUT 15 FT HIGH FROM THE GROUND IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE WHEN THERE IS FLOOD TEMPLE WILL GET AFFECT.

BUDDHA STUPA:

Amravati in olden days this was main town for Mahayana Buddhist. Here on the top of the Buddha ashes (Asti) the largest Stupa was built. It was 100 ft height and 138 ft. on Dia. With marvelous sculpture work and sayings of Buddha was encrypted on the structure stones. This is larger than Sanchi Stupi and built in BC 2^nd century. Now days the ruins removed from stupa was displayed in the Museum. This Museum has been maintained by Archeology department one of the Indian destroyed monument.

 

HAMPI TEMPLES(KRISHNA DEVARAYAR KINGDOMS)

VIJAYANAGAR  DYNASTY TEMPLES.

The vijayanagar dynasty existed from 1336 AC to 1680 AC.

Sangama dynasty ruled from 1336 to 1486

Salva dynasty  1486 to 1503

Tulu dynasty 1503 to 1569

Aravidu dynasty 1572 to 1680 ruled this kingdom.

In this Krishna devaraya in tulu dynasty is remarkable king during his period the king dom flourished in central decan india, its capital was Hampi located in southern banks of Tungabatra river near present Hosepet .It is located  around 130 Km from Guntakal (located in Chennai to Mumbai train route)and 67 from Bellary.From hyderbad, Bangalore, thirupati and Miraj trains facility available to Hosepet.Hampi is 12 km from hosepet.

One must spend full day to enjoy and peacefully see the all the ruined temples over here.

It has got Several temples they are

1.Virupaksha temple it has got 165 ft high tower at the entrance(it is called as Hampi main tower).

2.Veerabhuvaneswara temple in Matunga hill.

3.Kodanda Rama temple 

4. Vittala temple(World famous stone charot is there in this temple)

5.Achyutaraya temple.

6.Purandara Mantapa (7).kings balance

8.Vijaya vittala temple (9).Kadalekalu Ganapathi 18ft high monolithic ganapathi is there here.

10.Krishna temple (11).Badavi linga  (12). Ugra Narasimha (13).Pataleswara temple

14. Sister’s rock (15).Hajara Rama temple (16).Mahanavami dibba  17).Lotus mahal

18.Hemakutta Jain temple (19).Elephant stable. (20).Queen’s bath

21.Malyavantha Raghunatha temple. (22).Pushkarani

23.Kamalapur Musuem (24).Malikarjuna temple (25).Anantashayana Gudi (26) Tungabhadra Dam

 Vijaya vitala temple stone charot

Badala temple

Ruins of Hampi kingdoms.

KARNATAKA TEMPLES












                                                             Bhudanath temple in Badami

Badami caves

BADAMI AND ITS NEARBY TEMPLES.

It is the capital of early chalukya Dynasty in the period of 543 to 566 CE.It is located in Bagalkot dt. of northern Karnataka.From Bagalkot by road good connectivity is there.

Bhagalkot-Badami (36km), Badami-Bhansankari amman temple(05Km), Bhansankari temple - Pattadakal(20Km), Pattadakal-Aihole(12Km), Aihole-Amingad(9km), Amingad-Kudala Sangama(12km) wher you can see the Kudala sangameshwarar temple.Kudala sangama- Almatti(30Km), Almatti-Bijapur(60km).

From hosepet via Gadag train/bus facilty available to Badami(169 km). From hubli 108km to Badami

It has got North and south forts on hill top and many temples in these forts. These temples were made up of fusion of North and South Indian temples styles.

In Northern side hill top 1.Malrgitti Sivalaya

2.Upper Sivalaya and Lower of the hill

3.Lower Sivalaya

4.Bhutanatha temple

5.Hanuman temple

In Southern hill there are 4 caves and fort made in hill top.

From Gadag to hosepet going road you can find lot of windmill in outer skirts of Gadag. In Gadag near new bus stand Buswana statue very big in size you can find approx  60 ft. high.