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Deities

Uma-Maheśvara of Yaganti

Yaganti — 5.5-ft Nandi that "grows"

परंपरा · Hindu

काल · Varies

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Historical PeriodEra

Varies

3000 BCEVariesPresent

Sacred Facts · At a Glance

Mantra

Tradition-specific

Gender: female
Sacred Colours: tradition-specific
Sacred Offerings: tradition-specific

Primary Scriptures

1 source

Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral

Uma-Maheśvara of Yaganti

Tradition

Hindu / Shaiva

Location

Yaganti, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh (15.2167°N, 78.1667°E)

Sacred Narrative

Yaganti cave-temple houses an Uma-Maheśvara liṅga with a unique Nandi that is said to have grown in size over centuries. Historical measurements (1600 CE vs. current) show the Nandi is 1 inch taller. Geologists attribute to natural-rock-growth; devotees to miracle.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraTradition-specific

Offerings: tradition-specific
Sacred colours: tradition-specific

📖 Stories

Narrative of Uma-Maheśvara of Yaganti
Yaganti cave-temple houses an Uma-Maheśvara liṅga with a unique Nandi that is said to have **grown in size** over centuries. Historical measurements (1600 CE vs. current) show the Nandi is 1 inch taller. Geologists attribute to natural-rock-growth; devotees to miracle.
— Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites: • tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

Main shrine of Uma-Maheśvara of YagantiVaries
📍 Yaganti, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India
15.2167°, 78.1667° — view on map
Festivals: Annual festival
Yaganti — 5.5-ft Nandi that "grows"

🎊 Festivals

Annual Uma-Maheśvara of Yaganti 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
Kurnool 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

Uma-Maheśvara of Yaganti

Tradition

Location

Sacred Narrative

✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

📖 Stories

🪔 Worship Procedures

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources