Bhairavakona
Chandra Sekhara Puram mandal, Andhra Pradesh
Bhairavakona
is a holy place situated on the heart of Nallamala Hills in the Markapuram district of the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. This place is notable for eight different forms of cave temples of Shiva dating to 7th or the 8th century CE. The rock cut cave temples here are quite similar to some of the rock cut temples in Mahabalipuram. Each temple presents Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva combination.
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Where it is
Chandra Sekhara Puram mandal, Andhra Pradesh. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Kadapa railway station (HX), about 102 km by road.
- By air: Kadapa Airport (CDP), about 99 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Ahobilam Nava Narasimha Kshetram – Ahobilam, Allagadda mandal, Nandyal district (Nallamala forest, Eastern Ghats) (about 65 km)
- Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Varla Devasthanam – Srisailam, Nandyal district (about 144 km)
- Sri Jogulamba Devi Temple, Alampur – Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal district, on the Tungabhadra river near the Andhra Pradesh border (about 180 km)
- Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple – Tirumala, Tirupati district (about 196 km)
- Sri Kalahasteeswara Swamy Vari Devasthanam (Srikalahasti Temple) – Srikalahasti, Tirupati district, on the banks of the Swarnamukhi river (about 198 km)
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