Kaleshwara
Mukteswara Swamy Temple, Kaleshwaram – Religious Significance
Trilinga Kshetrams:
As per Hindu legend, Lord
Shiva has been descended as Shivalingam on three sacred mountains. The three
sacred mountains (Trilinga Kshetrams) are:
·
Kaleswaram in Telangana
·
Srisailam in Rayalaseema
·
Bhimeswaram or
Draksharamam in Coastal Andhra
Two
Shivalingas in same pedestal:
The uniqueness of Kaleshwara Kshetram is that there
are two Shiva Lingas named Lord Shiva and Lord Yama found on a single pedestal
and hence got the name Kaleshwara Mukteswara temple.
Triveni
Sangamam:
River Godavari and River Pranahita meet at this
point where Kaleshwaram temple is located before merging into the seas. There
seem to be another river named Saraswathi flowing under Godavari and Pranahita;
which is why the place is called Triveni Sangamam, i.e. the confluence of three
rivers Godavari, Pranahita and Saraswathi joining together at this place before
merging into the seas.
Dakshina Gangotri:
It
is said that a long time back one of the Vaishyas had performed an abhisheka to Kaleshwara
Mukteswara with hundreds of milk pots and the milk evolved at the Sangamam of
Godavari and Pranahita. Hence the name Dakshina Gangotri (the other being
Allahabad, or Prayaga).
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