Bhakta Kannappa of Kalahasti
Deities

Bhakta Kannappa of Kalahasti

Kannappa — the hunter-devotee

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Varies

Bhakta Kannappa of Kalahasti

Tradition

Hindu / Shaiva / Tamil

Location

  • Srikalahasti, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh (13.7499°N, 79.7°E)

Sacred Narrative

Kannappa was a hunter-devotee who, seeing blood oozing from the Kalahasti liṅga, offered his own eye to stop the bleeding. When the second eye began to bleed, he plucked his other eye. Shiva revealed himself and granted him liberation. One of the 63 Nayanmars. Shrine at Kalahasti commemorates him.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraTradition-specific
Offerings
tradition-specific
Sacred colours
tradition-specific

📖 Stories

  • Narrative of Bhakta Kannappa of Kalahasti
    Kannappa was a hunter-devotee who, seeing blood oozing from the Kalahasti liṅga, offered his own eye to stop the bleeding. When the second eye began to bleed, he plucked his other eye. Shiva revealed himself and granted him liberation. One of the 63 Nayanmars. Shrine at Kalahasti commemorates him.
    — Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Bhakta Kannappa of Kalahasti festival
    Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral