Sthala Purana : In the olden days there was demon called ' Arun'. The goddess has killed him with the help of Bhramaras (Butter flies) as such the devi is famous by Bhramarambha.
About the temple :
About the temple :
The shrine of Lord Mallikarjuna along with Goddess Bhramarambha Devi picturesquely situated on a flat top of Nallamalai Hills, Srisailam is reputed to be one of the most ancient kshetras in India. It is on the right side of the River Krishna in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh. This celebrated mountain is also named as Siridhan, Srigiri, Sirigiri, Sriparvatha and Srinagam. It has been a popular centre of Saivite pilgrimage for centuries.
The prominence of this Divya Kshetram is highlighted by the fact that while performing our daily household rituals we specify place of location of our existence with reference to Srisailam.
The presiding Deities of this kshetram Lord Mallikarjuna Swamy is one of the twelve Jyothirlingas and Goddess Bhramaramba Devi is one of the eighteen Mahasakthis and both are self-manifested. The unique feature of this kshetram is the combination of Jyothirlingam and Mahasakthi in one campus, which is very rare and only one of its kind.
There is a common belief in vogue that this Holy Kshetram exists from times immemorial. The antiquity and origin of God Mallikarjuna Swamy and Goddess Bhramaramba Devi is not known.
Kumkuma puja to Devi is performed everyday between 6AM to 1 PM and 6PM to 8.30 PM at a cost of Rs 350 for a couple and pooja material will be given by temple authorities.
The Devasthanam is having 25 individual cottages, Pathaleswara Sadan with 23 Deluxe Suites, Sivasadanam guest house with 100 rooms, T.T.D Guest House with 10 rooms,Chandeswara Sadanam with 22 rooms and a dormitory Choultry consisting of 7 Halls.
Body part :Devi's neck part has fallen here.
Nearest places: The famous Srisailam dam which is 512M length and 270M height and it is a major hydro power station of Andhra Pradesh is very closed to the temple.
Alampur Jogulamba temple is 24 Km from Kurnool. It is one of the 18 shaktipeethas.
Hi. Just a small correction. Bhramara means honeybee, not butterflies. The goddess Bhramaramba incarnated herself as a swarm of bees to kill the demon Arunasura.
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