Srisailam played a dominant role in our religious, cultural and social history from ancient times.

The epigraphical evidence reveals that the history of Srisailam begins with the Sathavahanas who were the first empire builders in South India. The earliest known historical mention of the Hill - Srisailam, can be traced in Pulumavis Nasik inscription of 1st Century A.D.

The Sathavahanas, the Ikshavakus, the Pallavas, the Vishnukundis, the Chalukyas, the Kakatiyas, the Reedy Kings, the Vijayanagara Emperors and Chatrapathi Shivaji are among the famous emperors who worshipped God Mallikarjuna Swamy.

Prataparudra of Kakatiya Dynasty strived a lot for the improvements of this Kshetram and granted Paraganas for its maintenance. Ganapathideva has spent 12000 Golden Nanyas for the maintenance of the temple.

The period of Reddi Kings is the Golden Age of Srisailam that almost all rulers of the dynasty did celebrated service for this temple. In 14th Century Prolaya Vema Reddi of Reddy Dynasty constructed stepped path-way to Srisailam and Pathalaganga (Here the river Krishna is called as Pathalaganga) and Anavema Reddi constructed Veera Siromandapam in which the Veerasaiva devotees cut off their hands, tongue, limbs with devotion to attain the realisation of the God. This practice is known as Veeracharam.

The Second Harihararaya of Vijayanagara Empire constructed the Mukhamantapam of Swamy shrine and also a Gopuram on Southern Side of the temple.

In the 15th Century Sri Krishnadevaraya Constructed the Rajagopuram on Eastern side and Salumantapas on both sides of the temple.

The last Hindu King who strove hard for the improvement of the temple is Chatrapathi Shivaji who constructed a Gopuram on northern side in the year 1667 A.D.

SRISAILAM---MALLIKHARJUNA LINGA

I VISITED SRISAILAM, MALLIKHARJUNA TEMPLE AT THE HEIGHT1500FT FROM OCEN BED, LOCATED ON THE MOUNTAIN RANGES AT NALLAMALLA FORES 2ND, ONE AMONG OF 12 JYOTHRLINGAS ON 18-8-13 TO 24-8-13, SAKTHI PEETHAM--BHRAMARAMBHA DEVI, WHERE I HAVE BEEN GRACED BY DIVINE MOTHER TO PERFORM PUJE, KUMKUM ARCHANA, IALSO TOOK PART AVISEK WITH MADHU, GHEE, WATER OF GANGA AND KRISHNA, BILLAPRATRA, FLOWERS ON CHANTING MANTRAS OF PRIEST, DIVINE DEVOTION FLOWED, SHOWERED OF BLISS,I FELT THE PRESENCE OF LORD SHIVA, CHANTING S OF LORD'S NAME OM NOMO SHIVAY IN DIFFERENT TUNES HAVE BEEN SINNING BY THE LOCAL SINGER DEVOTEES WITH GREAT JOY, OM NOMO SHIVAY CHANTING ALL WOULD LISTENING IN THE SRISAILAM THROUGH MIKE, MICROPHONE WITH TWO MILES. THE SMOKING, SARAB, GUTKA ETC ARE NOT ALLOWED, EVEN NUN CAN TAKING PART IN NAM Z, FEW MUSLIM ARE RESIDING AT SRISAILAM. BEAUTIFUL RIVER KRISHNA, CALLED PATHAL GANGA IS FLOWING, RUNNING BESIDE SRISAILAM, I TOOK BATHE. BY GRACE AND BLESSING OF MY BELOVED LORD SRI RAMAKRISHNADEV I AM BLESSED TO PAY MY REGARDS, PRONAM, PUJA BY TOUCHING THE MALLIKHARJUNA LINGS CONTINUES SIX DAYS, REALLY I HAVE BEEN OVER JOYED, I AM SO HAPPY, SO THAT I CAME TO HYDERABAD, AT RAMAKRISHNA MATH WHERE MY LORD IN BRONG ASTHADHATHU ON THORN, I PAY MY PRONAM, GRATITUTE TO HIM ONLY MY PRAYER BLESSINGS AND KRIPA. MAY LORD BLESS ALL.    

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MAHA KUMBHA MELA AT ALLAHABAD

DEEVOTEES WERE ON JOURNENY TO TAKE DEEP BIRTHE AT SANGAM ALLAHABAD ON 10TH FEB,13 ON BELIEVE TO BE FREE FROM ALL BINDINGS, AMAZING SO CORES OF PEOPLE WERE ON WAY, I ALSO ACCOMOPANIED WITH THEM, BISWAS BELIEVE -BHAKTI DEVOTION- JAI MA GANGA, GANGA MAI KI JAI -THOUSAND WERE SHOUTED, CHANTED ON HOLY NAMES, POOR AND RICHES ALL WERE ON JOURNEY TO WARDS TO TO OUR BELOVED LORD, MAY LORD BLESS ALL, I PRAYED FOR THE WELFARE OF THE MANKIND AND FOR UNIVERSE, MAY PEACE, BLESSSINGS  AND HAPPINESS WOULD SHOWRED TO ALL.

JAY MANIMAHESH I RETURNED FROM MANIMAHESH AFTER PAID MY HOMAGE, AND HAD PRAYERING FOR MY ALL BELOVED FRIENDS BY HALICOPTER, FROM BHAMOUR BOTHWAYS,REACHED AT DHARAMSHALA ON 21TH SEPT, ONE OF MY BAG (CONTAINING CAMERA IN WHICH I TOOK SO MANY PHOTOGRAPHS OF MANIMAHESH,AND OTHERS, ID CARD, MEDICINES, ....) WAS STOLEN, I ENTRUSED TO A TEA SHOP OWNER. I LODGED F.I.R AT POLICE STATION OF DHARAMSHALA. I GOT ACCOMODATION AT THERE--I WAS LISTENING THE DISCOURSES FOR NINE DAYS, RAMKATHA OF SRI MURARI BAPUJI AT POLICE GROUND OF DHARAMSHALA, EVERY DAY AFTER LISTING UP TO 2 PM, I HAD BEEN VISITING- TO CHAMBA DEBI, KANGRA DEVI, JALA MUKHI-JAWLA DEBI, CHIPURNI, ANANDPURI SAHEB , NAYANADEVI, FROM THERE I WENT TO AMRITSWAR TO PAY HOMAGE TO DHARSAHES AT GOLDENTEMPLE- FROM THERE I CAME HOME. I FELT --BLISS GRACES OF LORD I EXPERIENCED AT NIGHT WHERE I STAYED IN TENT-- BLOWING OF AIR FALLING OF SNOW SNOW COVERED EVERY WHERE -LAKE ALSO FROZEN- I MEDITED BEFORE TO KAILAASH MOUNTAIN ----AGAIN I PRAY TO MY LORD PLEASE BLESS ME AS I WANT TAKE BATHE AT ALLHABAD KUMBHA MELA ON 10 TO 14 -2 -13, OH MY LORD SRI RAMAKRISHNA BLESSS ALL.

JAYRAMBATI