Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple
Hindu temple in India
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Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple (Telugu: బుగ్గరామలింగేశ్వర స్వామి ఆలయం) is a Shiva shrine situated on the southern bank of the Penna River in Tadipatri, Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, India.[1] 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.[2]
| Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple | |
|---|---|
బుగ్గరామలింగేశ్వర స్వామి ఆలయం | |
Bugga Ramalingeswara Temple, photographed c. 1868 by Edmund David Lyon | |
.svg)  Location within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Anantapur district |
| Deity | Lord Shiva |
| Location | |
| Location | Tadipatri |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Country | India |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | Between 1490 and 1525 |
The presiding deity is a linga, considered to be ‘swayambhu’ (naturally occurring or self originated).[1] The temple has seven small independent pillars in front of the Vishnu shrine and when struck they produce 'saptaswara' (the seven musical notes).[3] The gopurams of the temple are unfinished and were described by architectural historian James Anderson as ‘wonders’.[4]
Description
The Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple is 4 km (2.5 mi) from Tadipatri railway station. It was probably built between 1490 and 1509 under the area of the Vijayanagara Empire.[2] As per the Tadipatri kaifiyat collected by Colin Mackenzie in 1802, the temple was built by Ramalinga Nayudu, a chieftain of the Gutti-Gandikota rule in Vijayanagara Empire.[2]
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).[1] Unlike other Hindu temples where the deities are east-facing, in this temple the Shiva linga faces west.[4] When struck, the seven pillars in front of the Vishnu shrine produce 'saptaswara' (a musical scale).[3]
The architectural historian James Anderson described the gopurams of this temple as ‘wonders’.[4]
Gallery
Entrance to Garbhagudi
Unfinished gopuram
Unfinished gopuram
Musical pillars
Rocks used for construction
Inside the temple
Panoramic view of the temple
Temple carvings
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