Srisailam

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Legend

          The temple at Srisailam is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is considered as one of his twelve Jyotirlingas. Srisailam, also known as Sriparvata is situated in the Rishabgiri Hills on the Southern banks of the river Krishna in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. Mention of Srisailam as Sriparvata has been made in the immortal epic of the Hindus - the "Mahabharata".

GENERAL INFORMATION

Temparature: Mean Max. Mean Min.
Summer : 38 Deg.C. 30 Deg.C.
Winter : 26 Deg.C. 20 Deg.C.
Rainfall : Seasonal.
Season : September to February

HOW TO GET THERE

  • Air : The nearest airport is at Hyderabad (232 km) which is airlinked with Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi, Madras, Nagpur, Vishakapatnam. Other private Airlines like East West Airlines & Continental Aviation also connects Hyderabad with Bombay.
  • Rail : Nearest railhead is Markapur Road on the Guntur-Hubli metre gauge line. Nandyal and Kurnool on the same line are also convenient railheads. However convenient railhead is Hyderabad (232 km).
  • Road : Road distances from Srisailam are Atmakur (113 km), Anantapur  (325 km), Bangalore (538 km), Bombay (971 km), Calcutta (1491 km), Delhi (1685 km), Dornal (49 km), Hyderabad (232 km), Kurnool (180 km), Madras (568 km), Nagarjunasagar (180 km), Nandyal (158 km), Tirupati (436 km), Vijayawada (248 km), Visakhapatnam (614 km).
  • Bus Services : Srisailam is well connected by APSRTC and Devasthanam buses with Hyderabad, Mahaboobnagar, Nalgonda, Devorkonda, Guntur, Vijayawada, Kurnool, Ongole, Mahanandi, Mantralayam, Anantapur Tirupati and Chitradurg among other places.
  • Local Trans. : Cycle Rickshaws are available.

CONDUCTED TOURS

       The Andhra Pradesh Travel & Tourism Development Corporation Operates package tours from Hyderabad to Srisailam every week. The tour begins at 11:30 A.M on Saturdays and ends at 09:00 P.M on Sundays. Accommodation can be arranged on prior notice at tourist cost.

PLACES OF INTEREST

Damsite, Hatekeswaram, Pathalaganga, Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple,Sakshi Ganapathi Sikharam

EXCURSIONS

Alampur (27 km), Dindi Reservoir (64 km), Kurnool (180 km), Nagarjunasagar (180 km), Papanasam (2 km), Sangameswar (18 km).

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