The Aalayas of Andhra Pradesh

Author	Invocation
Introduction about Author K.K.Moorthy. [More...]	Here is a garland, my Lord Balaji of fair jasmines rare [More...]
Introduction	Simhachalam
Introduction about the book The Aalayas of Andhra Pradesh by author K.K.Moorthy. [More...]	Simhachalam, the august seat of Lord Narasimha, one of the ten incarnations of God Srimannarayana, [More...]
Bhadrachalam	Annavaram
Bhadrachalam, What a name ! How resonant !! How somniferous!!! [More...]	Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayan swamy! A name for a deity; pretty longer, isn't it? [More...]
Ryali	Saneswar Bhagawan of Mandapalli
That small, yet significant village -Ryali, situated in the Atreya Mandala of East Godavari Dt. [More...]	"Hallo dear Saturn! Glad to hear of the absolute sovereignty you are exercising over everyone in the fourteen worlds..... [More...]
Draksharamam	Vijayawada
Say DRAKSHARAMAM and see! Even before the eyes start scanning the abundant growth of sprawling vine yards...... [More....]	Vijayawada ! The city of Victory! Victory for whom? Of what kind?? And over whom???... [More...]
Mangalagiri	Amaravathi
Lord Narsimha, the fourth incarnation of Sri Mahavishnu, conferring Mukti on the adorers, since the Kritayuga onwards. [More....]	'Amaravathi' projects on the mental screen the celestial capital of Devendra.... [More...]
Srikalahasti	Tirupati
Srikalahasti, Ah! what a sonorous name! How pompous!! And how fantastic is it in contents, composition and glory!!! [More...]	Say "Tirupati" and watch the reaction, rolling the eye balls from corner to corner- uttering 'Namo Srinivasa' twice, [More....]
Lepakshi	Ahobalam
Lepakshi! A dignified name. Sounds auspicious and emits a splendour rare. [More...]	.....Ahobalam! Ahobalam!! Twice was this repeated. From , up above the skies it came. [More...]
Alampur	Mantralya Mahakshetra
The most remarkable distinction that characterizes the groups of temples extant at Alampur... [More]	Mantralaya, the little township enshrining the holy Brindavan of the illustrious JagadguruSri Raghavendra Swami, one of the greatest Madvapithadhipatis... [More]
Srisailam	Antarvedi
There are several legends depicting the glory of this Sriparvata right from the time of the appearance of Lord Siva here..... [More...]	Run to Lakshmi - Narasimhaswami Temple .... offer prayers on Maghasuddha Ekadasi .... lie down with wet clothes in the temple chanting the Lord's name [More....]
Panagallu	Gudimallam
God's ways are inscrutable and so His creations are mysterious and mystifying. [More...]	Say Sivalayam, there flashes then across your mind a Sivalangam, the object of adoration. [More...]
Basara	Kotappakonda
It is only with the abundant merry of Mother Sarada, man realise as the importance of everything... [More...]	The Kotappakonda Tirunal occupies a pre-eminent place in the temple history of our divya Bharat. [More...]
Kaleswaram	Ontimitta
Kaleswaram, a holy temple town situated on the south bank of pavana Godvari in the Karimnagar District.... [More...]	Ontimitta is a Telugu equivalent to Eakasilapuram in Sanskrit. [More...]
Arasavilli	Pithapuram
He is Karmasakshi - witnessess every act--divine of devilish going on in the worlds inanimate and animate. [More...]	a Saktipitha and a Kukkuteswara Alaya of immense spiritual significance, besides possessing the legendary Padagaya tank. [More...]