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Andhra Pradesh Ghats


• Sacred Geography:

Shrishaila (श्रीशैल) --> Shrishailam (Shiva) (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha)
Ahobilam (अहोबिलम) --> Ahobilam (Narasimha) (Divya Desam)
Venkatachala (वेङ्कटाचल) --> Venkatachala (Venkateshwara) (Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) (Divya Desam)

▬ River Bhavanashini (भवनाशिनी) flows through Ahobilam
▬ River Krishna (कृष्णा) flows through Shrishailam



• Pilgrimages:

Venkatachala Kshetra (Tirumala) - Swayam Vyakta Kshetra and abode of Sri Venkateshwara:

Sri Venkateshwara - Tirumala (Venkatachala) (976 m) (Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) (Divya Desam)
(Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh)
Vishnu: Venkateshwara Temple
Varaha: Adi Varaha
Lakshmi: Devi Padmavathy
☗ Front part of Seshachalam (of Eastern Ghats)
☗ Seven Hills:
(1) Sheshadri Hill (2) Neeladri Hill (3) Garudadri Hill
(4) Anjanadri Hill (5) Vrishabhadri Hill (6) Narayandri Hill (7) Venkatadri
Swami Pushkarini (Temple Tank)

(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya)
Swayam Vyakta Sthalam Sloka

Ahobila Kshetra (Ahobilam) - Abode of Lord Narasimha and a Divya Desam:

Jwala Narasimha, Ahobilam, Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh - Ahobilam (327 m) (Divya Desam)
(Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh)
Nava Narasimha: (1) Bhargava Narasimha - (2) Yogananda Narasimha - (3) Chatravata Narasimha - (4) Ahobila or Ugra Narasimha - (5) Krodha or Varaha Narasimha - (6) Jwala Narasimha - (7) Malola Narasimha - (8) Karanja Narasimha - (9) Pavana Narasimha
Varaha: Varaha Narasimha
Saints: Adivan Satakopa Jiyar
☗ Middle part of Seshachalam (of Eastern Ghats)
Garudadri Hill
Nallamala Forest
▬ River Bhavanashini flows
(Ahobila Mahatmya) (Srimad Bhagavatam)

Shrishaila Kshetra (Shrishailam) - Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga and Shrishaila Shakti Peetha:

Mallikarjuna Temple, Shrishailam, Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh Devi Bhramaramba, Shrishailam, Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh - Shrishailam (457 m) (Jyotirlinga) (Paadal Petra Sthalam) (Shakti Peetha)
(Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh)
Shiva: Mallikarjuna
Devi: Devi Bhramaramba
☗ End part of Seshachalam (of Eastern Ghats)
Shrishaila Hill
▬ River Krishna flows
(Shiva Purana)
Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga - Shiva-Parvati coming to meet their son Kumara and abiding as Jyoti
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 15)
Shrishaila Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Shrishaila Shakti Peetha where the Griva (Neck) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Mahalakshmi and the Bhairava is called Sambarananda.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 33)


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