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Monday, July 5, 2010

Sri Ramalingeshwaraswamy Devasthanam,Keesaragutta.


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There are three ancient and very important Temples not very far from our house at

Secunderabad which we can reach within one and half hour. The closest is of Sri

Ramalingeshwaraswamy at Keesaragutta which is just 30 Kms. away. The next Temple is

of Sri Laxmi Narasimhaswamy at Nacharam which is 51 Kms. away. And the thirdTemple is of Sri Laxmi Narasimhaswamy at Yadagirigutta which is 64 Kms. from our

house. The above photographs are from our visits to Sri Ramalingeshwaraswamy Temple

at Keesaragutta.

The Road to Keesaragutta via Paradise, AOC Gate, Sainikpuri, AS Rao Nagar, ECIL X

Roads, Kushaiguda and Keesara , a distance of 30 Kms. is quite good. For about 16 Kms.

you are within the city limits. From Kushaiguda it is almost a straight road and after you


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cross Keesara village you will come across the Temples welcome arch which you can

see in the top most picture. And this arch-road will lead you to the Temple on the hillock

called Keesaragutta.

The Temple has a very ancient and long history starting from Threthayugam. Lord Rama

was advised by Maha Rishis to consecrate a Shiva Lingam to atone for the sin of killing

Ravana a Brahmin and an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. And they fixed an auspicious

time for the installation of Shiva Lingam. Sri Rama and Sita Devi chose this beautiful

place and this hillock for the purpose and ordered Hanuman to bring a Shiva Lingam

from Varanasi. As the auspicious time neared and Hanuman had not arrived Lord Sri

Rama offered prayers to Lord Shiva to seek a solution. Then Lord Shiva transfigured as

Shiva Lingam and manifested before Sri Rama. It is this Shiva Lingam that is

consecrated here in the main Temple. It is called a Swayambu Lingam meaning it is a

natural form in which Lord Shiva is always manifested and is eternally present. It is also

called as Ramalingeshwara because Lord Rama has installed the Lingam. And the

Temple is called Sri Ramalingeshwaraswamy Temple.

Sometime later Hanuman returned from Varanasi with 101 Lingams for Sri Rama to

choose one from them for installation. Learning that the ritual of installation was

complete Hanuman was unhappy and placed these Lingams haphazardly all over the

hillock a few of which you can see in many photographs above. To pacify Hanuman Sri

Rama said that this hillock where the Swayambu Lingam and the Lingams brought by

Hanuman are installed would be called after him as Kesarigiri meaning Hanuman the

son of Kesari and Giri meaning hillock. Over a period of time the name Kesarigiri

became Keesaragutta and the village nearby as Keesara.


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