Mellachervu | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Telangana#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Telangana, India |
Coordinates: | 16.8173°N 79.9331°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Telangana |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Suryapet |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 57.97 |
Population Total: | 18550 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 508246 |
Registration Plate: | TS-29 |
Mellacheruvu is a village in Suryapet district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Mellachervu mandal of Kodad revenue division.[2] .It is about 64km from the district headquarters Suryapet.
It is the location of Sri Shambhu Lingeswara Temple.
At a distance of less than 1 km from Mellacheruvu Railway Station, 64 km from Suryapet, 99 km from Nalgonda and 200 km from Hyderabad, Sri Shambhu Lingeswara Temple is located at Mellacheruvu in Suryapet district of Telangana.
Sri Shambhu Lingeswara Temple is one of the most celebrated temples in Suryapet district. The presiding deity the temple of is Lord Shiva in the divine form of Sambhu Lingeswara Swamy. Lord Shiva here is believed to be self incarnated. The temple is believed to be at least thousand years old making it one of the ancient temples dedicated to Lord Shiva in the state. The temple architecture reflects the glory of Kakatiya dynasty. A notable feature of the temple is that on top of the Shivalingam there is a circular hole about 2 inches (5 cm) and water keeps flowing through the hole