Kaleshwaram is a village in

Mahadevpur Mahadevpur is a village in Mahadevpur mandal in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district of Telangana, India. It is located in the north-east of the district near the border with Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. The mandal has borders with Maharashtra i ...

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Jayashankar Bhupalpally district Jayashankar Bhupalpally district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters are located at Bhupalpally. It was a part of the erstwhile Warangal district and Karimnagar district prior to the re-organisation of distr ...

in the

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Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...

. This name refers more broadly to the state of

& Kaleshwaram Temple. Kaleshwaram is at the juncture of the rivers Godavari and its Pranahita tributary. It is 277 kilometres from

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

, 125 kilometres from

Karimnagar Karimnagar is also known as Elagandula (Ancient name) is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration and fifth largest City in the state. It is governed by Municipal corporation a ...

, 130 kilometres from

Warangal Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 704,570 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an . Warangal ser ...

, 95 kilometres from

Ramagundam railway station Ramagundam railway station (station code: RDM) Ramagundam railway station is the busiest station in Kazipet–Balharshah section of Secunderabad division, and it is located in Peddapalli district of Telangana. The station is well connected by r ...

, 60 kilometres from

Godavarikhani Godavarikhani is a neighbourhood of Ramagundam city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is also called as the Coal City and City of Black Gold. The name of the city was coined by Geetla Janardhan Reddy as it is situated on the banks of the God ...

, 75 kilometres from

Parkal Parkal is a town in Hanumakonda district of the Indian state of Telangana. Government and politics Parkal is a Assembly Constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 12 constituencies in Warangal district. It is part o ...

and 60 kilometres from

Manthani Manthani is a municipal town in Manthani mandal in Peddapalli district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Manthani mandal. It is situated on the banks of the river Godavari. Geography Manthani is surrounded by the sacred God ...

. This place is also popularly known as second Kashi or southern Indian Kashi. It is 10 kilometres from Sironcha, Maharashtra.

Legend

Legend claims that a long time ago, a Vaishya had performed an ''Abhisheka'' to Lord Kaleshwara Mukteswara with hundreds of milk pots, and the milk evolved at the ''sangamam'' of Godavari and Pranahita.

Transport

Tsrtc Bus services are available from

Gadchiroli Gadchiroli ( �əɖt͡ʃiɾoliː is a city and a municipal council in Gadchiroli district in the state of Maharashtra, central India. It is located on eastern side of Maharashtra, and is the administrative headquarters of the district. Gadchi ...

Sironcha Sironcha is a town and municipal council in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra state in India. It connected with NH-63. History Historically, Sironcha was a key location for the East India Company from Nizam perspective, it was the Southern t ...

, Aheri,

, and

Peddapalli Peddapalli is a town and Revenue Division in Peddapalli District in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Peddapalli District and Peddapalli mandal. It is located about 197 kilometres (122 mi) North of the state capital H ...

. Mainly

Bhupalpally Bhupalpally is a town and Headquarters of Jayashankar Bhupalpally district of the Indian state of Telangana. Government and politics Civic administration Bhupalpally Nagar Panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Are ...

, Hanamakonda bus depots run buses.

Theology

The name KALESHWARA indicates KALA(Who takes life(Death)) means Yama and ESHWARA(who gives life) means Shiva. This is a rare combination as the Life and Death are at same place. which is strong evidence that Life and Death are not different, they are Same.

Temple

It is the site of a temple of the

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god

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

. The temple is significant because of the two Shiva Lingas that are found on a single pedestal. These Linga are named Lord Shiva and Lord

Yama Yama (Devanagari: यम) or Yamarāja (यमराज), is a deity of death, dharma, the south direction, and the underworld who predominantly features in Hindu and Buddhist religion, belonging to an early stratum of Rigvedic Hindu deities ...

. Collectively, they are known as Kaleshwara Mukteswara Swamy. Kaleshwaram is one of three Shiva temples mentioned in Trilinga Desham, or "Land of Three Lingas." The holy place draws tourists during the Karthika Month of the Indian Calendar, 16 November – 15 December. Holy baths are held during 6–17 of December. People who bathe here first visit

Lord Ganesha Ganesha ( sa, गणेश, ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. His image is found throughout India. Hindu de ...

, then pray to Lord Yama and then to Lord Shiva. Kanyaka Temple FRONT

In Year 2018 March a new temple Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari temple was opened near Kaleshwara Mukteswara Swamy Temple. Adjacent to it we have a new Nitya Anna Dhana Vysya Satram too. Temple is funded and built by Rajaiah and Satyavathi Devi Daram. Everyday rituals are being performed by priests.

Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project

The

Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) is a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Bhupalpally, Telangana, India. Currently the world's largest multi-stage lift irrigation project, its farthest upstream i ...

is a major irrigation project that was started in 2016. The massive project is intended to meet the irrigation needs of nearly three-fourths of Telangana with its headworks taken up at a cost of ₹ 80500 crore.

References

Kaleshwaram

Visit www.KaleshwaramTemple.in – Kaleshwaram Devasthanam – Sri Kaleshwara Muktheeshwara Devasthanam Visit https://traveltimings.in/hyderabad-kaleshwaram/ – For Hyderabad to Kaleshwaram Bus Timings – For Sri Kaleshwara Muktheeshwara Devasthanam The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project website
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