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Kotappakonda, Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh · 16.1450°, 80.0390°
A three-peaked hill shrine in Palnadu district whose exact foundation date is unknown but which received land and cattle grants from the Eastern Chalukyas and Kakatiyas between the 9th and 14th centuries. Vijayanagara rulers added Dravidian mandapams and gopurams, and the temple is now administered by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The god is linked to Anandavalli, a cowherd woman whose fierce devotion is said to have drawn Shiva from Rudra Shikharam to Brahma Shikharam, where he settled as the lingam of the present temple.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Eastern Chalukya and Kakatiya
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