Srikalahasteeswara Temple

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Srikalahasteeswara Temple is an ancient and prominent Hindu temple in Andhra Pradesh, India, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas representing the element of air.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple
Pancha Bhoota Stala
Shiva temple
pilgrimage site
age ancient
architectureStyle Dravidian architecture
associatedWith Rahu-Ketu pooja
Saivism NERFINISHED
Vayu NERFINISHED
associatedWithLegend Kannappa Nayanar NERFINISHED
spider, snake and elephant worship of Shiva
consortDeity Gnanaprasunambika NERFINISHED
country India
culturalSignificance important Shaivite center in South India
dedicatedTo Shiva NERFINISHED
district Tirupati district NERFINISHED
famousFor Vayu Lingam NERFINISHED
hasDeity Gnanaprasunambika NERFINISHED
Srikalahasteeswara NERFINISHED
hasFeature large temple tank
tall rajagopuram
hasGopuramHeight about 120 feet
hasInnerSanctum garbhagriha with self-manifest lingam
hasLingamType Swayambhu lingam NERFINISHED
hasSpecialPuja Rahu Ketu Sarpa Dosha puja
knownFor Rahu Ketu dosha nivarana rituals
ancient Shiva worship
locatedIn Andhra Pradesh
India
Srikalahasti NERFINISHED
Tirupati district NERFINISHED
majorFestival Brahmotsavam NERFINISHED
Karthika Deepam NERFINISHED
Maha Shivaratri NERFINISHED
near Tirupati NERFINISHED
onRiverBank Swarnamukhi River NERFINISHED
openTo public worship
partOf Pancha Bhoota Stalas NERFINISHED
primaryDeity Srikalahasteeswara NERFINISHED
region South India
religion Hinduism
representsElement air
state Andhra Pradesh NERFINISHED
visitedBy Hindu pilgrims
worshipLanguage Sanskrit
Telugu NERFINISHED
worshipTradition Agamic rituals

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Tirupati district hasFamousSite Srikalahasteeswara Temple
Chittoor district hasReligiousSite Srikalahasteeswara Temple