Amareswar temple

Amareswar temple

Amareswar temple Location
Amravati near Vijayawada
Deity:
Amareswar (Lord Shiva)
Amareswar temple Festivals:
The main festival is here Mahashivaratri, which comes in the Magha bahula Dashami and the navaratri and kalyanam utsav.
What we Getting there:
Amravati can be reached by bus from Guntur or by steam launch from Vijayawada across the river Krishna.
Legend on Amareswar temple:
The legend says that shivalingam was shattered in to five pieces and the biggest piece is fifteen foot long column of white marble, which is worshipped at Amravati temple. It is believed that Indra the king of Devas, Brihaspathi the guru of the gods, sukra the preceptor of Asuras installed this Lingam
History of the Amareswar temple
The Temple is surrounded on all the four sides by towering usual Dravidian type of Temple Architecture. Another specialty of this temple is that Amravati is situated along side river Krishna. The ritual dip in this river is to be considered as holy and meritorious. There is another legend is that the temple was originally Buddhist in origin and later on this was readapted to Hindu worship. There is a white marble lotus medallion of delicate and ornate Buddhist style The region of Amravati is world famous for Buddha stupas and sculpture depicts the life style of Buddha in Amaravathi. The main Festival of the temple is Mahashivaratri and Navaratri. For more information:Amareswar temple,king of Devas,Brihaspathi,preceptor of Asuras,Dravidian type,river Krishna,ritual dip,meritorious,Hindu worship,Buddhist style,Buddha stupas,sculpture depicts,life style of Buddha,Mahashivaratri,Navaratri