Kaleshvara
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Kaleshwaram (कालेश्वरम्) is a village in Mahadevpur Mandal in Bhoopalpally district in the Indian state of Telangana. This place is also popularly known as second kashi or southern Indian kashi.
Location
Kaleshwaram is at the juncture of the rivers Godavari and its Pranahita tributary. It is 277 kms from Hyderabad, 125 kms from Karimnagar, 115 kms from Warangal. It is 16.5 kms from Sironcha, Maharashtra.
Variants
- Kaleshwaram (कालेश्वरम्)
- Kaleshwara (कालेश्वर) (जिला करीमनगर, आ.प्र.) (AS, p.184)
History
Kaleshvara Temple
It is the site of a temple of god Lord Shiva. The temple is significant because of the two Shiva Lingas that are found on a single pedestal. These Linga are named Lord Shiva and Lord Yama. Collectively, they known as Kaleshwara Mukteswara Swamy. Kaleshwaram is one of three Shiva temples mentioned in Trilinga Desham, or "Land of Three Lingas."
The holy place draws tourists during the Karthika Month of the Indian Calendar, 16 November – 15 December. Holy baths are held during 6-17 of December. People who bathe here first visit Lord Ganesha, then pray to Lord Yama and then to [[Lord Shiva[[.
कालेश्वर
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[1] ने लेख किया है ...कालेश्वर (AS, p.184) जिला करीमनगर (आंध्र प्रदेश) यहाँ गोदावरी के तट पर स्थित कालेश्वर शिव का प्राचीन मंदिर है. यह उन शिव मंदिरों में है त्रिलिंग या तेलंगाना की उत्तरी सीमा निर्धारित करते थे.
External links
- Visit www.KaleshwaramTemple.in - Kaleshwaram Devasthanam - Sri Kaleshwara Muktheeshwara Devasthanam
- Visit https://traveltimings.in/hyderabad-kaleshwaram/ - For Hyderabad to Kaleshwaram Bus Timings - For Sri Kaleshwara Muktheeshwara Devasthanam