ARASAVALLI - SURYANARAYANA AALAYAM

This lone biggest Sun temple of Andhra Pradesh with performance of regular ritualistic worship and conducting of periodical festivals on a grand scale with unprecedented pomp and splendour has rich legendary significance and it dates back to the Vedic times.

This ancient temple said to have been built in the late seventh century by kings of Katinga and renovated recently by a devout Suryopasaka Yelamanchili Pullaji Panth is luring a steady influx of theists and tourists round the year due to certain extraordinary features it is treasuring up for centuries now. Belief is current that leprosy and acute diseases tormenting the victims for years and moreover deemed incurable take to flight, if this Lord's grace is invoked with soulful prayers for a definite period .prescribed. The relieved are visiting with infinitie joy to redeem the vows taken. Certain chronic and acute diseases affecting heart and eyes are cured miraculously without either deiting, or swallowing bitter pills, or even applying scorching ointments. Thousands of persons visit and offer special prayers considering Surya Bhagawan as Kaliyuga Varada and reliever of pains mental or physical. The temple is heavily crowded during the morning hours, particularly with lepers, blind and heart patients, who are making Pradakshana and adoring the Lord with due rituals. As they go home relieved of their dreadful diseases, and fulfillment of desires with infinite joy, manifesting in their smiling eyes and brightened faces, the place goes by the name of Harshavalli, a sanskrit word signifying joy and contentment. Its legendary name of Harshavalli and was popular as a Arsohari which in course of time became Arisavelli or Arasavilli.

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