Srikalahasti, Pilgrimage Center, Srikalahasteeswara Temple, Andhra Pradesh, India

History, Sacred Places and Travel Guide of Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh, India

Srikalahasti is ancient sacred town and taluka place located on bank of River Swarnamukhi, around 35 km from Tirupati in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Name Srikalahasti is the combination of three word, Shri means spider, Kala means snake and Hasti means elephant, it is believed that at this place Sri, Kala and Hasti worshipped lord Shiva and attain moksha thus this sacred place is named after then as Srikalahasti. Srikalahasti is consider as one of the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams of Lord Shiva representing wind – Vayu and remaining four are Tiruvannamalai, Thiruvanaikaval, Chidambaram and Kanchipuram.

There are lot of small and big temples located in Srikalahasti in which ancient Srikalahasteeswara temple of Lord Shiva is one of the most famous place of Srikalahasti which is mentioned in several sacred text of Sanatan Dharma. Sri Subrahmanya Swamy Temple, Pathal Vinayak Temple, Kannappa Temple, Bhardwaja Tirth etc.

How to reach Kalahasti: The nearest airport is Tirupati Airport at just 25 km where tourist can get daily flights from all major cities like Hyderabad, Delhi, Bangalore etc. Sri Kalahasthi has railway station where tourist can get train from all major cities including Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Kolkata etc. The closest major railway junction is at Renigunta at just 25 km from srikalahasthi. Srikalahasti is very well connected via road with all major town of Andhra Pradesh where lot of buses, private vehicle are available to serve tourist and devotee.

Taluka / Tehsil: Srikalahasti, District: Chittoor, State: andhra-pradesh, Country: india.

Religious Importance: Hindu

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