18 Shakti PeethasWORSHIP Alampur (Telangana) by The Source 8 months ago written by The Source 8 months ago 0 comment Bookmark Share 0FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail 83 FacebookXRedditPinterestEmail Place : Alampur (Telangana)Part of the Body Fallen : Upper TeethName of Shakti : Jogulamba DeviDescription : Jogulamba Devi temple at Alampur, one of the 18 Sakti peethams in Indian sub-continent, including Sankari Devi temple in Sri Lanka, has been reconstructed after 615 years. According to historical sources, the temple was razed to the ground during Muslim invasion in 1390 AD. The local people put up a fierce resistance and killed the invaders and moved the main idol to the nearby #Balabrahmeswara temple. Since then, the idol had been worshipped in the secluded place in the temple.The Chalukyas of Badami, mainly by the initiative of Pulakesin-II put up a number of temples in and around Alampur in the 7th and 8th centuries.At Alampur alone, Chalukyas built nine temples devoted to Navabrahmeswara and Jogulamba. Of them, eight magnificent temples of Navabrahmeswara survived but the temple of Tarakabrahma could not be traced.About the Temple :Location: V4GM+QVR, Temple Road, Alampur, Gadwal, Telangana 509152Country: India Built-In:7th century CE Built-By: Badami ChalukyasDeity: DeviArchitectural Styles:DravidianFestivals: Dasara, Shivaratri and BramhotsavamsTemple Timings:7am–1pm, 2–8:30pmBest Time To Visit: September to July. You Might Also Like Dantewada (Chattisgarh) Jagannath Temple, Puri – Odisha Ganesh Chaturthi in Ucchi Pillayar Temple, Tiruchirapalli Gaya (Bihar) Share 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail The Source Follow Author previous post Mysore (Karnataka) next post Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh) You may also like Bookmark Jillellamudi 8 months ago Bookmark Vitthal Temple, Pandharpur – Maharashtra 8 months ago Bookmark Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple, Narasinghapuram – Tamil Nadu 8 months ago Bookmark Koodal Azhagar Temple, Madurai – Tamil Nadu 8 months ago Bookmark Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka – Gujarat 8 months ago Bookmark Bhadrachalam Temple, – Telangana 8 months ago Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ