KALESWARAM MUKTHESWARA SWAMY TEMPLE

One of the sundays in July 2009 I visited Kaleswaram in Karimnagar district. I went via karimnagar as I was notfully awareof the routes leading to Kaleswaram. After reaching kaleswaram, I came to know frequency of the buses is more from Hanumakonda in Warangal district. Kaleswaram is in Karimnahar district however, the traffic is more via Hanumakonda.

The word TELUGU is derived from TRILINGA DESAM.
Kaleswaram, Draksharamam and Kalahasti are the three Maha Lingas and the area surrounded by these three Shiva lingas is known as TRILINGA desam. Fortunately, by now, I visited all the three Shiva Lingas and pray to Lord for his grace and mercy.

The main temple has two shivalingas one of Lord Shiva and the other of Kala "Yama". One has to pray to Linga that represents YAMA or Kaleswara and then the adjacent Muktheeswara swamy Lingam. As per the puranas Shiva granted a boon to Yama that since sinners are getting rid of their Papas by praying to Lord Mukteswara thus, bypassing Yamaloka, Shiva granted this boon of paying the respects to Yamadharmaraja first then only the prayers to Lord Muktheeswara will be heard. By passing Yamadhramaraja is thus avoided and that satisfied the ego of Yamadhrmaraja and to the extent people think of the responsibility of paying for the PAPAS that they have done knowingly or unknowlingly in this life on earth .

Both shivalingas are more than 1 feet heigt and look solid 10 inch or 1 feet dia.

The temple is located on the bank of Godavari river where it meets Praneetha river from Maharastra. Main temple is about 1 km from the rivers sangam which is having a V shape. Since crossing the river by boat will make u enter into Maharastra I oberserved number of devotees from Maharastra background. Accommodation was available on payment of 70 rupees but, gets filled as the piligrims visit on sundays more in numbers.

Then, I visited the ADI MUKTHEESWARA SWAMY ALAYAM WHICH IS 1.5 KM AWAY FROM THE main temple. The Shivalkingam here is having a nose type two holes and all the waters will go in to the middle of the Godavari river through inside underground paths and the mystery is GOD'S own creation.

AT this site MUKTHEESWARA SWAMY ALAYAM adjacent to the godavari river, another existing miracle is the natural occurance of PASHANAPETIKA VIBHUDHI THAT is the natural Vibhudhi from the stones. One has to dig in the Sravana masam (this month) for 1 or 2 meters then u will get stone type structures small and big (apple size to big 1 feet dia size rocks) and when u break it that contains the Vibhudhi ie pashanapetika vibhudhi. In the Adikuktheeswara temple this vibhudhi containing rock one foot dia cut at one corner is left with some water so that the gnadham type liquid we can applyto fore head brukuti centre. I also brought a small half of apple size piece already cut and using it with a drop of water at the time of daily prayer. It is some what yellow / brownish in color.