How many jyotirlingas are there in Andhra Pradesh?
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The Srisailam Temple in Andhra Pradesh is a Jyotirlinga temple of Lord Shiva. The temple is included in the 12 Jyotirlinga temples in India. It is more famous by the name of
Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga in Andhra Pradesh. This Jyotirlinga temple of Lord Shiva is an immensely famous pilgrimage site for the Hindus in Andhra Pradesh.
Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga
The
Mallikarjuna Temple is located in Srisailam and is also known as
Srisailam Temple. Lord Shiva is worshipped here in the form of Mallikarjuna and Parvati as Bhramaramba.
The temple is one of the 12 temples of Lord Shiva where the Shiv linga manifested itself as Jyotirlinga and therefore this temple is regarded as a Jyotirlinga in Andhra Pradesh.
Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga temple dates back to the Vijayanagara period and is one of the magnificent temples with incredible architecture.
Mythology of Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga
According to Shiva Purana, Lord Kartikeya got angry when he learned that his parents,
Lord Shiva and
Parvati, had found brides for Ganesh and not for him. He felt ignored and therefore left his home and stayed alone on Mount Krauncha in the southern parts of India. Shiva and Parvati came to pacify their son Karthikeya. The place where Shiva and Parvati stayed became famous as Srisailam.
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