The Amareswara (Shiva) temple walls have lot of inscriptions that give information about the kings who ruled over the area. Here Lord Shiva is in Linga rupa
The present holy shrine of Amaralingeswara (Lord Shiva) temple is associated with the reign of Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu who ruled the region before the advent of the British rule (See Amararama).
People around Amaravati widely believe that he temple was constructed to install peace after a massacre of 1000 violent tribesman plotting against the king in a sinister carnival organized to capture them.
Later Venkatadri Nayudu built a temple in the same spot upon guidance from scholars of his court. He was well-known for his benevolence , munificience and construction of a large number of temples and education centers in the Krishna river delta.
Hi Purnima, This is a nice blog on our temples. Actually we are planning for trip to Amaravathi, and i was looking for the places to visit.Thanks for this post. Is the Siva idol really such big? or is it some other photo of shiva?
ReplyDeleteWill be waiting for more posts from you on the temples near by.
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