Tripuranthakeswara Temple, Tripuranthakam Explained

Tripuranthakeswara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at Tripuranthakam in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Location

Tripurantakam is located on the national highway from Guntur to Srisailam. Sri Bala Tripura Sundari Ammavari temple is located at a distance of 2 km from Tripurantakam village. Sri Tripurantakeswara Swamy is on the top of a hill. Goddess Sri Bala Tripura Sundari is located down the hill, in the midst of a tank. According to the temple legend, Sri Bala Tripurasundari ammavari temple is the eastern gateway of Srisailam Sri Bramaramba Mallikarjuna swamy temple.[1]

Presiding deity

The presiding deity in the garbhagudi, represented by the lingam, is known as Sri Bala Tripurantakeswara.

Vaippu Sthalam

It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Appar.[2] This temple is very near to Lakshmi Narasimha Temple. This is also one of the Sakthi Peetams.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Staff Reporter. 2015-09-07. Chandi Mahayagam begins at Tripurantakam. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-10-24. 0971-751X.
  2. https://shaivam.org/hindu-hub/temples/place/398/thiripurandhagam-thiripurandhageswarar-temple மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, 6-7-5