Vemulawada
- Rajarajeshawara Temple
Located
38 kms from Karimnagar, at Vemulawada is the famous temple dedicated
to Lord Rajarajeshwara swamy which draws pilgrims from far. Built
by Chaluka Kings between the 750 A.D. & 975 A.D., the complex
houses several temples dedicated to deities like Sri Rama, Lakshmana,
Goddess Lakshmi, Ganapathy and Lord Padmanabha Swamy. Another
interesting temple is dedicated to Lord Bhimeshwara.
There are a number of open galleries in the complex that are worth
seeing; especially the Mirror gallery (Addala Mantapa) and a corridor
with a number of Shiva idols. The tank at the temple, called Dhrama
Kundam, by itself is a place of tourist interest since its believed
that the water has curative properties. Pilgrims first bathe in
this tank & then proceed for darshan.
Interestingly there is a Muslim Dargah inside the temple complex
where all devotees irrespective of caste or creed offer prayers.
