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Alampur Navabrahma Temples

Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal, Telangana
Lord Shiva
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Type

Hindu Temple

Deity

Lord Shiva

Pincode

518343

A group of nine 7th-8th century CE Chalukya temples on the bank of the Tungabhadra — each dedicated to a different form of Brahma (though Shiva is the principal deity in each). One of the most historically significant temple complexes in the Deccan. The site also has an ancient Jogulamba Devi temple (Shakti Peetha).

History & Significance

Significance

A cluster of nine Shiva temples built by the Badami Chalukyas around the 7th–8th centuries CE on the banks of the Tungabhadra, at the western gateway to the old Alampur–Kurnool pilgrim route. Each shrine is dedicated to a differently-named form of Shiva (the 'Nava Brahma'), and the complex is considered one of the finest surviving examples of early Chalukyan temple architecture.

Plan Your Circuit

Nearby Temples

Closest temples by distance — worth combining into the same trip.

Devi

One of the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas, where the upper teeth of Goddess Sati are said to have fallen. Goddess Jogulamba (an extremely fierce form of Devi) is worshipped here — her form is unique and terrifying, with a garland of corpses and her own child in her mouth. The temple is on the Tungabhadra river adjacent to the Navabrahma temples.

Jogulamba Devi Temple

Alampur, Telangana0 km
Goddess Devi

Shiva

An ancient Shiva temple near Kurnool on the Tungabhadra river bank, where a sacred waterfall (Kapila Theertham) flows alongside the sanctum. Pilgrims bathe in the waterfall before worshipping. Important on the Kurnool–Mantralayam pilgrim circuit.

Kapileswara Temple Kurnool

Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh11 km
Lord Shiva

Shiva

A cave temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, set in a dramatic rocky landscape in Kurnool district. Famous for a naturally growing Nandi (Shiva's bull) statue and a perpetually flowing underground spring. Believed to be 5,000 years old.

Yaganti Uma Maheshwara Temple

Yaganti, Andhra Pradesh46 km
Lord Shiva

Narasimha

The foremost shrine of Lord Narasimha in India, where Vishnu is said to have slain the demon Hiranyakashipu to save Prahlada. Nine different forms of Lord Narasimha (Nava Narasimha) are worshipped in nine separate shrines spread across Lower and Upper Ahobilam in the Nallamala forest.

Ahobilam Narasimha Swamy Temple

Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh75 km
Lord Narasimha