Alampur Temples We have Mainly Two Temple in Alampur Telangana, One is Alampur Navabrahma, another one is Alampur Jogulamba. Let’s See One by One.
Alampur Temples
- Jogulamba Temple is a Hindu temple associated with Goddess Jogulamba, a Shakti form situated at Alampuram, Telangana, India. The temple is among the Maha Shakti Peethas, eighteen (Ashtadasa) temples identified as most important shrines and places of pilgrimage in Shaktism.
- Alampuram Navabrahma Temples are a series of nine early Badami Chalukyan Hindu temples dated between the 7th to 9th centuries standing at Alampuram (Hemalapuram) in Telangana, India, near the confluence point of Tungabhadra River and Krishna River along the Andhra Pradesh border. They are referred to as Nava-Brahma temples although they are Shiva temples.
Alampur Jogulamba Temple
Temple History: The Alampur Jogulamba Temple is considered to be one of the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas, Its history dates back to the 7th century CE when it was constructed by the Badami Chalukyas. The temple was devastated in 1390 CE by the Bahmani Sultans, and the idol was shifted clandestinely to the neighboring Bala Brahma Temple for safeguarding. Having been worshipped secretly for centuries, in 2005 the temple was rebuilt and Jogulamba’s original idol, where she is shown sitting on a dead body with a scorpion, frog, and lizard on her head, was reinstalled.
Temple Location
- lampur is located on the riverbanks of the Tungabhadra River, close to its meeting point with the Krishna River. It is 220 km south of Hyderabad and can be easily accessed using the Hyderabad-Bangalore Highway. Jogulamba Temple has its complex with the Navabrahma Temples, a cluster of nine Shiva temples constructed in the 7th to 8th centuries CE by the Chalukyas.
- Distance from Hyderabad: ~220 km (3.5-hour drive)
- Distance from Bangalore: ~380 km (6.5-hour drive).
Alampur Temples
Alampur Navabrahma Temples
- The Alampur Nava-Brahma Temples, though Shiva temples, are typical representations of early North Indian Nagara-style architecture, constructed with precisely cut stone. These temples are reminiscent of the Karnata Dravida (Vesara) style, as seen in the Pattadakal and Aihole temples of Karnataka.
- Key aspects are:
- Square plans facing east with minutely carved sculptures of Shaivism, Vaishnavism, and Shaktism.
- Early legend-friezes that depict stories of Hindu texts such as the Panchatantra.
- An important influence on subsequent Kakatiya-era temple construction.
- Constructed by the Badami Chalukyas during the 7th–8th century CE, the site was once a Shaiva matha (monastery), but only ruins are left. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) initiated extensive restoration during the 1980s.
Temple History
The Nava-Brahma Temples were severely affected in 14th-century Islamic conquests, and many of the structures were defaced or destroyed. Subsequently, an Islamic fort, mosque (Shah Ali Pedda Dargah), and cemetery were built in between the temples out of reutilized temple masonry, as recorded by archaeologist Ghulam Yazdani (1926–27). Hindu ritual was discontinued in the vicinity of these Sultanate-era structures.
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Sangameswara Temple
Originally situated at Kudavelly (20 km) close to the sacred confluence (Sangam) of Tungabhadra and Krishna rivers, this temple was shifted in 1990 as a result of flooding from the Srisailam Dam. Inscriptions indicate it to be prior to the Nava-Brahma Temples, perhaps constructed by Pulakesi I (540-566 CE).
Alampur Temple Location
- Alampur is situated on the Tungabhadra River, 215 km south of Hyderabad (connected by NH 44).
- Nearness to prominent heritage sites:
- 240 km northeast of Hampi
- 325 km east of Badami (Chalukyan capital).
