Mallikārjuna of Śrīśailam
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Mallikārjuna of Śrīśailam

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Uncited
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Eternal
  • Place: Srisailam, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh (16.0729°N, 78.8694°E) Śrīśailam Mallikārjuna is 2nd of the 12 Jyotir-liṅgas. The temple atop Nallamala hill has been continuously worshipped since at least the 6th c. BCE. Uniquely, both Shiva (Mallikārjuna) and his consort Bhramarāmbā (a Shakti Pīṭha) are together — the Śiva-Śakti unity in one kshetra. Adi Shankara composed the Śivānanda Laharī here. The Dakṣiṇa-gopura faces the Krishna river; the annual Mahā-śivarātri Brahmotsava dra

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