Bhairavakona
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Bhairavakona | |
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Holy Place | |
  Bhairavakona Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 15°05′19″N 79°12′06″E / 15.088595°N 79.201737°ECoordinates: 15°05′19″N 79°12′06″E / 15.088595°N 79.201737°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Coastal Andhra |
| District | Prakasam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 523112 |
| Telephone code | 08490 |
| Nearest city | Kandukur, Ongole |
Bhairavakona is a holy place situated on the heart of Nallamala Hills in the Prakasam district of the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. The name Bhairavakona originated from the fact that temple of Sri Trimukha Durgamba Mahadevi along with Sri Barguleshwari Swamy temple is present at that place and Kaala Bhairava Swamy guards the location. The main deity has three faces in which Goddess Saraswathi devi is seeing her face in the mirror. The temple is carved from a single stone, Eka sila. Bhairavakona is 43 km (27 mi) from Udayagiri, a town in Nellore district. APSRTC's Udayagiri depot provides buses to Seetharamapuram which is 15 km (9.3 mi) from Bhairavakona.From Seetharamapuram one can take share Auto's to Bhairavakona. This place is home to an ancient Shiva temple. There is waterfall which falls from a height of 200 metres and there are eight temples carved in the hill there. An interesting feature that attracts devotees to Bhairavakona is that the moonlight falls on the idol of goddess Parvati at a temple there on Kartika Poornima day.it is a beautiful water fall in prakasam district.
An important notice to the pilgrims, as the tourism authorities has been developing the area recently, those who travel there in unseason should take care of food provisions. It is hard to stay there at night although there are Panchayat guest rooms.(only 2).
References[]
- ^ "Many people throng Bhairavakona - Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ Top 8 Places To Visit In Ongole (20 June 2014). "Top 8 Places To Visit In Ongole". Trans India Travels. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Devotees throng temples in large numbers". The Hindu. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Bhairavakona Temple". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- Shiva temples in Andhra Pradesh
- Villages in Prakasam district