6000 years
ago sage Agasthya Maharshi installed the idols of Sri Meenakshi
Agasteswara and Sri Laxmi Narsimha at holy SANGAM of
Krishna and Musi rivers in Wadepalli village
of Miryalguda Mandal. For thousands of years
the temple place remained in dense forest. During the time of
excavation the idols of Lord Shiva were found in the temple and reinstalled the same.
Once a hunter was chasing a bird, the bird wanted to save
its life. So it hid behind the idol of Lord Shiva by
covering it with its wings. Lord Shiva appeared to
the hunter and asked him not to kill the bird. Lord Shiva assured the hunter
that he would offer his brain instead of bird. Then the hunter agreed
to him and had the brain of Shiva by inserting his fingers. As he
did so, holes were made on his head. Goddess Ganga rose out of the
holes, soon after this incident. There are holes on the SIVA LINGAM in which
10 figures can be inserted. Even after taking large
quantities of water from the holes, the level of water does not go
down. Once Sri Shankaracharya visited the temple along with his diciples.They
wanted to find out the reason as to why the water level is not going
down therefore they tied a thread to spoon and dropped it into the
hole then it went inside deep and stopped. When they pulled up the
thread, they found blood stains on that, then realised
their mistakes and begged pardon from the God. |