Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Jogulamba Devi Temple, Alampur, Telangana

Jogulamba Devi Temple, Alampur, Telangana
Jogulamba Devi Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Jogulamba, located in Alampur Town near Kurnool in Jogulamba Gadwal District in Telangana, India. Jogulamba is considered the Shakti of Bala Brahmeswara Swamy. Jogulamba Devi Temple is one of 18 Maha Shakti Peethas, or Grand Shakti Peethas, highly revered temples throughout  South Asia that commemorate the location of fallen body parts of the Hindu deity Sati. Alampur Town is famous for Jogulamba Temple (a Shakti Peetha), Navabrahma Temples and Sangameswara Temple built in 7th Century CE.


Alampur is considered as the western gateway for the famous Srisailam Temple. Alampur is the meeting point of the sacred rivers Tungabhadra and Krishna and is referred to as Dakshina Kashi. Alampur temple is surrounded by beautiful Nallamala hills and is mentioned in the sacred Skanda Purana. Alampur is situated on the left bank of the Tungabhadra river. The presiding deities of Alampur are Brahmeswara and Jogulamba.


Legends
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History
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The Temple
Jogulamba Temple is located in the South-East corner of the village beside Tungabhadra river. This is a newly built temple as the original temple was razed down by Bahmani Sultans in 14th Century AD. This new temple is with a nice granite flooring. It is surrounded by a water pool. As per the local people Jogulamba is an Ugra Rupa (highly energetic and hard to worship) and the water pool nearby it makes the atmosphere cool.


The Idol of Jogulamba is housed in the sanctum. She is in sitting position. She has huge amount of hair with lizard, scorpion, owl and a human skull in it. She is seen in a naked avatar with her tongue stretched outside, an avatar of fierce goddess that grants Siddhi in Yoga and hence called Jogulamba. This word is a changed form of Yogula Amma in Telugu which means Mother of Yogis.


Adi Sankaracharya was believed to have installed Sri Chakra at Jogulamba temple, which is not available now. The original idols of Chandi and Mundi were left in Bala Brahmesvara Swamy Temple and new idols are made and placed in Jogulamba Temple. There are shrines for Saptamatrikas, Vigneshwara and Veenapani Veerabhadra in the temple premises. The temple also has a Yagasala (where Yagnas are performed) and a rest house.


Temple Opening Time
The temple remains open from 07.00 AM to 01.00 PM and 02.00 PM to 08.30 PM.
Festivals
Dussehra and Maha Shivaratri are the festivals celebrated here with much fanfare.
Contact
Jogulamba Devi Temple,
Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal,
Telangana – 509 152
Phone: +91 85022 41327
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 500 meters from Alampur Bus Stand, 10 Kms from Alampur Road Railway Station, 27 Kms from Kurnool Bus Stand, 28 Kms from Kurnool, 28 Kms from Kurnool Railway Station, 58 Kms from Kurnool Airport, 126 Kms from Mahbubnagar, 200 Kms from Hyderabad Airport and 215 Kms from Hyderabad. NH7 is the nearest highway passing close to this village and you can easily get down at Alampur Cross Roads and hire a taxi/auto or bus to reach the temple, which is located roughly at a distance of around 15 Kms. APSRTC run frequent buses from Kurnool to Alampur Temple village. The nearest railway station is Alampur Road Railway Station, but not many trains halt here. Major Railway Station is Kurnool Railway Station.

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