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 was accommodated in hotel Maharaja ( mobile number 8977717467, 040 2460888, 8977035551) near Kacheguda Railway station. Our yatra of Jyotirlinga darshan came to an end with this local sightseeing at Hyderabad. During the local sightseeing, we had the darshan of Sri Balaji at Birla mandir, Golconda Fort, and Salar Jung Museum, and on the way, we saw 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 was Constructed by the 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 a Saraswati statue too.

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

When we climb up on both sides 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 outside the reliefs of Vishnu's 10 avatars, Buddha, Mahaveer, etc.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

---OM SHIVAYA NAMA:--- 

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