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Pushpagiri was and is the renowned Advaitha Mata Pita in Andhra
Pradesh, occupying a covetable place both in legends and history.
This is the North-western gate of Srisailam, and went by the name of
Parankusam. Its spiritual background is quite fantastic and the
popularity it commands is infinitely great. According to legend,
Garutmanta, the vehicle of Sri Mahavishnu was constrained to fight
against Devendra, when carrying a pot of nectar to release his
mother from the slavery. Then a drop of nectar fell by chance into a
tank here. Due to unpleasant odor the water discharged later, the
place incurred the wrath of Brahma once. Narada appeared on the
scene to avert danger to Garutmant a and requested Hanuma to cover
the pond with a big mountain. Hanuman did. What a surprise, it
started floating like a flower when he threw it. Vishnu and Eswara
pressed it with one foot each on its two sides. As the mountain
floated like flower; it was called Pushpagiri. This place later
attained immense spiritual power due to many Sivalilas occurred
here, and it went by the name of Dhakshina Kasi.
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