Birla Mandir, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, - A Jyotirlinga Temples Yatra.

 26^th February, 2016.

DAY -10, 11-02-2016.

After a peaceful darshan of Sri Mallikarjuna, Srisailam, returned to Hyderabad around 21.30 hrs through Srisailam Dam,  and accommodated in  hotel Maharaja (  mobile number 8977717467, 040 2460888, 8977035551) near Kacheguda Railway station. Our yathra of Jyotirlinga darshan came to an end with this local sight seeing  at Hyderabad. Under the local sight seeing we had the darshan of Sri Balaji at Birla mandir, Golconda fort, Salar jung Museum and on the way we had seen the NTR’s Samadhi and the Buddha Statue in the middle of the Hussain Sagar  lake.

BIRLA MANDIR

This temple is dedicated to Lord Balaji and Constructed by Birla group.

The temple is on the banjara hills facing east. The complete temple is constructed with white marble. At the base of the temple sannidhi for Lord Shiva, Vinayagar and Anjaneya. A lift is installed for those who cannot walk.

In the middle level sannidhi for Sri Saibaba and alwars. There is Saraswathi statue too.

On the top level is the mandir/ temple with a 5 tier Rajagopuram.

When we climb up on both side relief of Ramayan episodes and geetha upadesam. On the side reliefs of Shiva’s marriage, devas and asuras churning the milk ocean to get the amirtha.

After the Rajagopuram balipeedam, Dwajasthambam and Garudalwar sannadhi. Moolavar is like Tirupati Balaji and urchavars are Sridevi, Bhudevi samedha Sri Balaji. In the front mandapam reliefs of Saraswathy, Lakshmi, Parvati, Krishna, Vishnu, Shiva, Guru and brahma.

On the left of the sanctum sannadhi for Padmavathi thayar on the left and Andal on the right. Both sannadhis are facing east. On the sanctum wall out side the reliefs of Vishnu's 10 avatars, Buddha, Mahaveer etc.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE :CLICK HERE

---OM SHIVAYA NAMA:--- 

..........To be continued.