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Pushpagiri Temple Complex

పుష్పగిరి ఆలయ సముదాయము

Pushpagiri, Andhra Pradesh · 14.5947°, 78.7630°

Vaidyanatheswara (Shiva)Rashtrakuta to VijayanagaraEarly Chola
Sacred since
600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
7th c. onward
Rashtrakuta to Vijayanagara

History & significance

A cluster of shrines on the Penna in Kadapa district, largely Shaiva and headed by the Vaidyanatheswara temple, whose core goes back to about the seventh century. Rashtrakuta, Kakatiya and Vijayanagara rulers all endowed it, and its inscriptions span several centuries.

Sthala katha — the legend

Garuda is said to have spilled a drop of amrita into the lake here while freeing his mother, and the mound of flowers left by Rama's worship is held to have given Pushpagiri its name.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Rashtrakuta to Vijayanagara