City of Temples of Andhra Pradesh

The tranquil little town of Alampur in Andhra Pradesh is otherwise called the "City of Temples" and rightly so: 200 km a long way from Hyderabad, and 25 km from Kurnool, it is home to the old Navabhramma sanctuaries, going back to the seventh century.

The town was witness to the tenet of numerous lines: the Shatavahana Ishvakus of Nagarjunakonda, the Badami Chalukyas, the Rashtrakutas, the Kalyani Chalukyas, the Kakatiyas, the Vijayanagara Empire and even the Qutb Shahis of Golconda. Beforehand known as Halampuram and later called Alampuram, the city is a fortune place of craftsmanship and history.

The Badami Chalukyas ruled for around 200 years from the center of the 6th century onwards and are credited for building the nine Nava Bhramma sanctuaries. The whole sanctuary grounds was based on the west bank of the stream Tungabhadra, in the midst of what probably been rich green fields, now crushed by the surges that hit the district in 2009. The conversion of the waterways Tungabhadra and Krishna close Alampur makes it a holy site, and it comes as meager amazement that the delightful scene roused the stone carvers to make it a dwelling place the Gods.

The noteworthy Nava Bhramma Temples stand affirmation to the exceptional engineering aptitudes that won amid the times they were fabricated. The sanctuaries don't take after the Dravidian sanctuary style and have shikharas (towers) that are curvilinear in structure. There is likewise broad utilization of divider specialties, multi-level pediments, brightened punctured screen windows, yard segments and base squares and a considerable lot of the cardinal corners have pillared patio augmentations. Substantial gatekeeper pictures called dwarapalakas are cut on either side of the passage, and the base squares typically delineate fanciful stories.

As one enters the restricted entryway of the tremendous mass of the fortress, a major entryway prompts the altars. On the roof of the Mahadwara, there are figures of the trinity - Brahma,Vishnu and Shiva. Vishnu is in a standing stance with the wound Seshnag, while Shiva is delineated in his Andhakasura Vadha incarnation.

To one side stands the Taraka Bhramma sanctuary and to the privilege the Swarga Bhramma sanctuary. The primary, halfway in vestiges, is inherent emanant southern style and has a sanctum sanctorum and additionally a yard. The second is, rather, the most developed and all around protected sanctuary structure. It comprises of eight dikpalakas, who are the overseers of every course: for east, Indra; for south east, Agni; for south, Yama; for south west, Nirurti; for west, Varuna; for north west, Vayu; for north, Kubera; for north east, Isana. All these dikpalakas are put in corners with fancy composed pediments and flanked by proportional mithuna couples spoke to in loving stances.

The Padma Bhramma is toward the west of the Swarga Bhramma. Likewise incompletely in remnants, it is like the Swarga Bhramma holy place. Aside from the models of two dwarpalikas close to the square entryway, with the flying figure on the top, the figures on the veneer of this sanctuary have all been devastated. The Garuda Bhramma is toward the southeast of the Padma Bhramma.

The Bala Bhramma sanctuary is the essential sanctum that has remained a spot for love subsequent to the seventh century, and poojas are routinely held there. In a littler compound are, in a line, the Arka Bhramma, Vishwa Bhramma and Vira Bhramma sanctuary. The Arka Bhramma sanctuary is for the most part in remnants now. The sculptural work on the Viswa Bhramma sanctuary is rather entirely well kept and delineates scenes from the stories, while the Vira Bhramma Temple is like alternate places of worship, with no noteworthy recognizing highlight.

The Nava Bhramma hallowed place emerges amongst alternate destroys that are spread over the town of Alampur. While it might create the impression that the sanctuaries would all look pretty much comparative, the points of interest in the craftsmanship and construction modeling are without a doubt worth investigating, both on the sanctuary dividers and on the engineering historical center that jelly archeological remains and free figures from the sanctuaries.