Sri Kalahasti is one important pilgrimage destination, which attracts people from all over the country.
SriKalaHasti name comes from the story of three important devotees to the God here (Shiva in the form of Vayu Linga and is called as SriKalahatiswara Swamy). Sri Means a Spider, Kala means a Snake, Hasti Means an Elephant. You can read about the story on google on how these three worshipped Shiva here. The ShivaLinga in the form of Vayu Linga is the only one of its kind in India.
This temple is almost 1000...
more... years old. The Temple Town is on the banks of River SwarnaMukhi.
This town is just 50 kms away to the east of The most famous Tirupathi City.
So piligirms visiting Tirupati can do a half day trip to Sri Kalahasti if time permits.
This temple is also famous for Rahu Ketu Pooja, Dosha Nivaraana, Nava Graha Pooja's etc.. And is only one such temple in South India which performs such poojas on regular basis. Lot of people throng in to perform their own Shanti pooja's here every day fro mall over south India, including some Celebrities occasionally. Few of them are Nisha Kothari, Krish Srikkanth, Siddharth etc...
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