Medlacheruru,
popularly known as 'Daksina Kasi' is situated at a distance of 9.6 km from Huzur Nagar and
67.6 km from the Khammam railway station. This village is connected to the important
commercial city of Vijayawada by a canal way.
The village has still restored the
glimpses of Kakatiyan architecture which is manifested in one of most celebrated temples
of Swayambhu Sambhulingeswara Swami. A notable feature of the temple is that on the top of
the lingam there is a hole of about 2 inches in circumferance which is full of water in
all seasons and the place therefore came to the known as Dakshina Kasi (Varanasi of the
South). There is a legend associated with this lingam which is 1.83 metres in height and
0.34 metre in diameter. There is a belief in the local populace that the lingam in
Swayambhu Sambhulingeswara Swami temple is growing in height. It is also interesting to
find that for every 0.305 metre of growth there forms a round lines on it.
Devotees worshiping the lingam with
reverance. Every day 'Pooja' is celebrated in the temple where devotees in large number
visit the temple to receive the blessings of the Lord. They decorate the lingam by appling
Kumkum (vermillion) dots on six lines found on the lingam.
Every year, during the season of
Mahasivaratri festival,the Kalyanotsavam of the diety is celebrated with devotion and this
event forms one of the greatest instances where people gather in thousands. Nearly 10,000
Hindu devotees from the districts of Hyderabad, Warangal, Guntur, Krishna and Nalgonda
congregete during the 'Klayanotsavam'. Thus Medlacheruru, occupies a significant place in
the locational aspect of temples in Andhra Pradesh |