Srisailam Trip Travellog
Srisailam Trip – 20th August, 2004
Srisailam is situated at around 250 kms from Hyd(i.e) about 5-6 hrs.It is the most ancient shiva holy Pilgrimage. Srisailam is said to be the real Kailasa on earth. Base God of this place is Lord Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy & Goddess Sri Bhramarambha.Here is the sacred Mallikarjuna jyotirlinga.The specialities of this place are many - this place had anormous water banks, Medicinal plants,Forests of Meditation, All of Gods & 9 Nandis. This Holy Place is at Nalllamala series ofmountain in Kurnool District of A.P. This Mountain is also called Nagarjunakonda. The Srisaila is at 1500 ft higher to the sea level. This Place is surrounded by Beautiful Mountains & greenary all around. Before reaching Srisaila V have to pass through a reserved forest & there is a Checkpoint in the Ghat section which is 3 hrs from HYD which does not allow any vehicle to pass through the jungle in the nights(i.e after 6:00 p.m & before 6:00 a.m.). Hence travelling to Srisaila can be done only in the day. V went to Srisailam by our Car & V (i.e. Sudha atte, Dhodappa, Dhodamma, Appa, Driver & me) waited near the Checkpoint from 2:30 A.M. to 6:00 A.M. Most of the time V wereChatting Loudly in that Silent Place. V have to cross many hills before the destination....the scenary is just splendid & the steep, narrow roads r scary. On reaching Srisailam that was around 8:00 A.M. V took a room in Brahman Chatra. 
Luckily for us just 2 days before, the Srisailam Damgates were opened & the water was gushing & falling with force, the whole surrounding was just marvelous. The Sacred River Patala Ganga is here, this is the place where River Ganga mingled with River Krishna. To reach the banks of the River One has to get down 500 steps.Hema Redshikady Mallamma, AkkaMahadevi ...were all devotee of Lord Mallikarjuna.The Main temple is the Lord Mallikarjuna swamy temple, which is very large & the base temple of the Lord is where the Mallikarjuna Jyothirlinga is there. Its Miracles are enormous, thats the major Speciality of this place. There are many temples inside this Main Temple.About 9kms from the temple is the Shikara, the high peak of Srisaila. Its believed that those who r able to Watch the peak from here will attain Salvation. The other places to see are Sakshi Ganapathi temple, Paladara-Panchadara, actually many temples & Mathas, a Tribal Museum which V could not see. The Weather was toooo plesant, Breezy, Cloudy. On the whole the place is fascinating. V stayed for just 8 hrs in that place & I wish V stayed for more time as a day is too less to see the many places in Srisailam.
Srisailam is situated at around 250 kms from Hyd(i.e) about 5-6 hrs.It is the most ancient shiva holy Pilgrimage. Srisailam is said to be the real Kailasa on earth. Base God of this place is Lord Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy & Goddess Sri Bhramarambha.Here is the sacred Mallikarjuna jyotirlinga.The specialities of this place are many - this place had anormous water banks, Medicinal plants,Forests of Meditation, All of Gods & 9 Nandis. This Holy Place is at Nalllamala series ofmountain in Kurnool District of A.P. This Mountain is also called Nagarjunakonda. The Srisaila is at 1500 ft higher to the sea level. This Place is surrounded by Beautiful Mountains & greenary all around. Before reaching Srisaila V have to pass through a reserved forest & there is a Checkpoint in the Ghat section which is 3 hrs from HYD which does not allow any vehicle to pass through the jungle in the nights(i.e after 6:00 p.m & before 6:00 a.m.). Hence travelling to Srisaila can be done only in the day. V went to Srisailam by our Car & V (i.e. Sudha atte, Dhodappa, Dhodamma, Appa, Driver & me) waited near the Checkpoint from 2:30 A.M. to 6:00 A.M. Most of the time V wereChatting Loudly in that Silent Place. V have to cross many hills before the destination....the scenary is just splendid & the steep, narrow roads r scary. On reaching Srisailam that was around 8:00 A.M. V took a room in Brahman Chatra. 
Luckily for us just 2 days before, the Srisailam Damgates were opened & the water was gushing & falling with force, the whole surrounding was just marvelous. The Sacred River Patala Ganga is here, this is the place where River Ganga mingled with River Krishna. To reach the banks of the River One has to get down 500 steps.Hema Redshikady Mallamma, AkkaMahadevi ...were all devotee of Lord Mallikarjuna.The Main temple is the Lord Mallikarjuna swamy temple, which is very large & the base temple of the Lord is where the Mallikarjuna Jyothirlinga is there. Its Miracles are enormous, thats the major Speciality of this place. There are many temples inside this Main Temple.About 9kms from the temple is the Shikara, the high peak of Srisaila. Its believed that those who r able to Watch the peak from here will attain Salvation. The other places to see are Sakshi Ganapathi temple, Paladara-Panchadara, actually many temples & Mathas, a Tribal Museum which V could not see. The Weather was toooo plesant, Breezy, Cloudy. On the whole the place is fascinating. V stayed for just 8 hrs in that place & I wish V stayed for more time as a day is too less to see the many places in Srisailam.
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thanks for ur information. its useful..yesterday we and day before we traveled there. and, and look into my blog soon with more pictures..srisailam, akkamahadevi caves are even more beautiful.
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