Alampur
Travel Information
According
to tradition there are four door ways to Srisailam. These entrances
are themselves places of pilgrimage. To the east is Tripurantakam,
to the South is Siclcihavattam, to the North is Umamaheshwar and
to the west is Aiampur.
The most famous temples here are the Nava Brahma Temples, a group
of nine temples built by the Chalukyas.
The Nava Brahma temples of Aiampur are situated within a miniature
fortress on the west bank ot River Tungabhaclra. On either side
of the main entrance are temples of goddess Kamakshi and Ekamreshwari.
These temples are adorned with intricate carvings portraying beautiful
work of sculpture of Gods and Goddess in various forms and postures.
About 1.6 km south of Alampur is Papanasam, another pilgrim center
where there is a cluster ot over 20 temples. Alampur is located
130 kms from Mahabubnagar & 21"7 kms from Hyderabad.
