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It
is here Lord Siva is abiding with Parvathi on a raised dias and is
called Jaladheeswaraswamy. Nowhere in India Siva's icon is
worshipped with the name of Jaladheeswara. It is one of the famous
Saiva Kshetra of Andhra Pradesh and the Vimana on the garbha griha
bears a striking resemblance to that of Brihadeeswaraalayam of
Tanjore. The Aalaya contains many more beautiful icons of Vugra
Narasimha, Kalabhairava, Saraswati etc. The icon of Saraswathi
resembles Mohenjadara image, and it is a unique one in many
respects. The Aalaya thus claims many uniques, making it stand apart
form other Sivaalayas. It houses all the worshipful deities in
appropriate shrines.
It
lies in the town of Ghantasala of Krishna district of Andhra
Pradesh.
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