Friday, April 5, 2019

Kulandeshwara Temple, Kattamanchi, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh

Kulandeshwara Temple, Kattamanchi, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh
Kulandeshwara Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Kattamanchi, a suburb in Chittoor City in Andhra Pradesh, India. The Temple is one of the oldest temple in Chittoor City.


Legends
It is believed that Chola King saw Lord Shiva in the form of Child (Kuzhandhai in Tamil). Lord came to be called as Kulandeshwara because of this incident.

History
The Temple was built in the 11th Century by the Chola Dynasty.


The Temple
Presiding Deity is called as Kulandeshwara. The 100 years old Sthala Vriksham of this Temple was broken or destroyed due to Natural Calamity. But fortunately, a small tree of the same kind is growing beside the broken tree. Lord Ganesha was installed below this Tree. Hence Lord Vinayaka came to be called as Vriksha Ganapathy.


Connectivity
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