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Deities

Kālahasti — additional

See main kalahasti-vayu-linga

परंपरा · Hindu

काल · 5th–12th c. CE established; documented by Xuanzang (7th c.), Al-Biruni (11th c.), Ibn Battuta (14th c.); Rahu-Ketu pilgrimage 20th–21st c.

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Historical Period12c CE

5th–12th c. CE established; documented by Xuanzang (7th c.), Al-Biruni (11th c.), Ibn Battuta (14th c.); Rahu-Ketu pilgrimage 20th–21st c.

3000 BCE12th century CEPresent

Sacred Facts · At a Glance

Mantra

Tradition-specific

Gender: male
Element: air
Sacred Colours: tradition-specific
Sacred Offerings: tradition-specific

Primary Scriptures

1 source

Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral

Kālahasti — additional

Tradition

Hindu / Shaiva

Location

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

Sacred Narrative

See main kalahasti-vayu-linga. This additional entry documents pilgrim traditions: the Rāhu-Ketu pūjā at Kālahasti (one of 3 primary Rāhu-Ketu parihāra kṣetras in South India) draws 25,000 daily. Pilgrims also bathe in the Swarṇamukhī river.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraTradition-specific

Offerings: tradition-specific
Sacred colours: tradition-specific

📖 Stories

Narrative of Kālahasti — additional
See main kalahasti-vayu-linga. This additional entry documents pilgrim traditions: the **Rāhu-Ketu pūjā** at Kālahasti (one of 3 primary Rāhu-Ketu parihāra kṣetras in South India) draws 25,000 daily. Pilgrims also bathe in the Swarṇamukhī river.
— Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites: • tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

Main shrine of Kālahasti — additionalVaries
📍 Srikalahasti, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
13.7499°, 79.7000° — view on map
Festivals: Annual festival
See main kalahasti-vayu-linga

🎊 Festivals

Annual Kālahasti — additional festival
Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral

Sources & provenance

🎓 1 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary

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Scholarly sourceBook
Hindu tradition sources
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Supporting referenceGazetteer
Tirupati District Gazetteer

📿Hindu में और

Tirupparaittathurai Padmanābha

Ādi-Shakti form at Kollur Mookambika

Ādi Śaṅkara at Kaladi

Agni

Ahobilam Narasiṁha — 9 forms

Aiyanar of Pudukottai

🕉️आपके लिए सुझाव

Arya Samaj

Ayyavazhi

Brahmo Samaj

Ganapatya (Ganesha Worship)

Gaudiya Vaishnavism

Hinduism

Kālahasti — additional

Tradition

Location

Sacred Narrative

✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

📖 Stories

🪔 Worship Procedures

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources