Bugga Ramalingeswara temple

Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy temple is a Siva shrine situated on the southern bank of the Penna river in Tadipatri, Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It was built between 1490 and 1509 by Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu I, a chieftain of the Gutti-Gandikota region during the reign of the Vijayanagara Empire.

The presiding deity is a linga, considered to be ‘swayambhu’ (naturally occurring or self originated). The temple has seven small independent pillars in front of the Vishnu shrine and when struck they produce 'saptaswara' (the seven musical notes). The gopurams of the temple are unfinished and were described by architectural historian James Anderson as ‘wonders’.

Description

Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy temple is 4 km (2.5 mi) from Tadipatri railway station. It was likely built between 1490 and 1509 during the reign of the Vijayanagara Empire. As per the Tadipatri kaifiyat collected by Colin Mackenzie in 1802, the temple was built by Ramalinga Nayudu, a chieftain of the Gutti-Gandikota region in Vijayanagara Empire.

The temple consists of a sanctum, ardhmandapa, and mukhamandapa in an axial line. The temple contains bas relief structures illustrating episodes from Ramayana and Mahabharata. The presiding deity (linga) being a ‘swayambhu’ (naturally occurring or self originated). Unlike other Hindu temples where the deities are east-facing, in this temple the Shiva linga faces west. When struck, the seven pillars in front of the Vishnu shrine produce 'saptaswara' (a musical scale).

The architectural historian James Anderson described the gopurams of this temple as ‘wonders’.

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External links

• https://www.inrootz.in/historic-places/religious-spiritual-temples/pl60/Bugga-Ramalingeswara-Temple-Tadipatri-Anantapur
• "Tadipatri - Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Aalayam". hindubooks.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
• "Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple - Tadipatri, Anantapur". trawell.in. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
• "Sri Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple in Tadipathri | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh". yatrastotemples.com. Retrieved 12 September 2016.

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