Mellachervu Explained

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook - Nalgonda. Census of India. 15 February 2016. 13,494. PDF.
  2. Web site: Suryapet district. New Districts Formation Portal. 11 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011225153/http://newdistrictsformation.telangana.gov.in/uploads/gos-circulars/1476130644554246.Suryapet.pdf. 11 October 2016.