SIRPUR
BALAJI VENKATESHWARA, SHIVAPARIVARA TEMPLE
SIRPUR
TOWN, ADILABAD DIST., A.P.504299
THE FIRST
“ASTADIKPALAKAS
WITH NAVAGRAHA MANDAPAM”
SIRPUR TOWN
IS AN ANCIENT VILLAGE ONTHE BANKS OF PRANAHITA RIVER, BUILT BY BALLAL SHAHA,
THE GOND RAJA OF 16TH CENTURY,
SIRPUR TOWN AS IT’S CAPITAL. HE RULED THE SIRPUR KINGDOM AND HIS
BROTHER RAM SHAH WAS THE EMPEROR
OF CHANDRAPUR (NEARER DISTRICT IN MAHARASTRA NOW).THE BOTH TOWNS KNOWN AS
SURYAPUR AND CHANDRAPUR. THE HISTORY OF THIS TOWN HAS BEEN SCRIPTED IN
LOCAL LITERATURE AVAILABLE AT SOURCE.
THEY BUILT THE “KHILLA (FORT)” WITH THE STONE
WHICH EXISTS TILL TODAY SHOWS THE GREAT SCULPTURE OF THE ANCIENT DAYS.
Old Fort
THE TEMPLE OF LORD BALAJI VENKATESHWARA AND
SHIVAPARIVARM WAS CONSTRUCTED IN THE SAME PERIOD.
THE TEMPLE’SCONSTRUCTION WAS UNDER TAKEN
WITH THE LIME STONE AND DUE TO SEASONAL CHANGE AND THE PERIOD OF LAPSATION IT
BECAME TO DILAPIDATED CONDITION.
Old temple
Sri Hari Vishnu Idol in the old temple
Lord Ganesha Idol in the old Temple
Shiva panchayatana idols in the old Temple
Shiva panchayatana idols in the old Temple
THE
COMMITTEE OF THE TEMPLE APPROCHED THE TIRUMALA TIRUPATHI DEVASTHANAM TIRUPATHI
AND T.T.D IS PLEASED TO GIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RENNOVATION AND
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE OLD BALAJI VENKATESHWARA TEMPLE.
THE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT OF GOVT.OF A.P.
COME FORWARD TO UNDER TAKE THE SHIVAPARIVARA TEMPLE AND THE BOTH OLD TEMPLES
HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED AND THE COMMITTEE
WITH ITS CONTRIBUTION PAID TO T.T.D. TIRUPATHY AND THE ENDOWMENT DEPT.,GOVT.OF
A.P.UNDER TAKEN THE WORK, COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TEMPLE IN 2013.
NOW WITH THE ADVISE OF THE STAPATHY AND WORKMEN SHIP OF SHILPI, KEEPING
THE ANCIENT TEPLES SCULPTURE MODEL,NEW TEMPLE BECAME
THE FIRST TEMPLE IN INDIA BY KEEPING THE
“ASHTA DIKPALAKAS” ON THE NAVAGRAHA MANDAPAM".
Temple during construction
Temple during construction
THE TEMPLE CONSIST OF THE LORD VENKATESHWARA SWAMY AS
KALYANA VENKATESHWARUDU WITH SRIDEVI AND
BHOODEVI IDOLS.
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