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yaganti, yaganti temple - banaganapalli , kurnool district

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Yaganti temple is located in banaganapalli, of kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh , india. this temple is 100 kms distance from kurnool and 10 kms from banaganapalli.

yaganti temple

venkateswara swamy caves

yaganti Uma maheswara temple

It is the one of the famous temple in Andhra Pradesh, large numbers of devotees from all over the country will reach this place in maha shivarathri festival.shiva parvathi, nandi and puskarini and venkateswara , shiva caves are the main features of this temple

This temple was constructed by sri hari hara bukka rayulu of of sangama dynasty of vijayanagar dynasty in 15 th century .The story according to the priests is that when the sage agasaya compleated his uttara desha yatra and started dakshina desha yatra he found the beautiful and pleasent place called yaganti( Nekanti-i have seen)and thought to build a temple for Lord venkateswaraon this site . while roaming around caves one of the caves was found to have a very old statue of lord vishnu . After all the yagna,homa and poojas he found that the statue really contains a small defect as broken nail on the foot thumb finger.to sought an explenation he prayed shiva and shivaexplained that this place which contains natural springs and nature only i can be worshiped . Then the sage agstyaasked a boom to shiva to reside this place for eternity with mother parvathi . so this place is called as umamahesware(ume: parvathi,maheswara: shiva) temple. The shrine contains the statue of shiva and parvathi on single stone.

Puakarini

A feature of this temple is its Pushkarini, a small pond of water on the temple premises. Water flows into this Pushkarini from the bottom of hill through the mouth of a Nandi (bull). The water is fresh and sweet, as it comes from the hills. No one knows how the water reaches the pond all year round. Devotees find that a holy bath in Pushkarini is highly beneficial. After taking a bath inPushkarini, they pay tributes to Lord shiva

Yaganti caves

Agasya caves,

This is the cave where Agastya performed his penance for Lord Shiva. One can enter the cave by climbing 120 steep steps. An idol to deviis installed and may be worshiped here

Venkateswa caves The damaged idol of Lord Venkateswara is present in this cave. Compared to Agastya cave it is easy to climb though the steps are steep. According to the story this idol was present in this cave before the thirumala venkareswara temple was constructed.but idol is damaged near the foot, it could not be worshipped. Veera Brahmam thells us in his Kala Gynanam that this place can stand as an alternative to Tirupati. This temple has very beautiful scenic locations nearby.

Veera Brahmam Cave

This is the cave where saint Sree Potuluri Veera Brahmendra swamy wrote some of his Kala Gnaanam (prophecy). The height of the cave is less and one needs to bend into half to enter it.

The devotees believe that the Nandi idol in front of the temple is continuously increasing its size. The locals say that the idol was initially much smaller than its present size. They say that certain experimentation was carried on this idol and it was said that the type of rock out of which the idol is carved has that growing or enlarging nature associated with it. As per Archaeological Survey of India the rock grows at the rate of 1 inch per 20 years (10 mm per 8 years).

It is said that people used to do Pradakshinas (rounds) around it in the past. The temple staff has already removed one pillar as the size of the Nandi has increased.

According to Potuluri Veera Brahmendra swamy, the Basavanna (stone nandi) of Yaganti will come alive and shout when kali yuga ends

Absence of Crows

Legend has it that while the Sage Agastya was performing his penance, crows disturbed him and he cursed that the crows cannot enter the place. As the crow is the Vahan for Lord Shani, it is believed that Lord Shani cannot enter this place.

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