Temple Details

Jaladheeswara Swamy Temple   Ghantasala


About Jaladheeswara Swamy Temple

Jaladheeswara Swamy Temple, popularly known as SreeBalaparvatiSamethaJalasheeswaraAalayam is in a village named Ghantasala in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.

It is one of the more ancient temples, believed to exist before 2nd century A.D. The fact that Siva and Parvathi are placed on a single "peetam" (panavattamu) makes the temple different from many other ancient temples like Srisailam and Srikalahastri.

According to Dr. D. Kannababu, assistant superintendent, Archaeology Survey of India, "Jaladheeswara Temple was the fourth ancient temple in Andhra Pradesh. From the evidenced existing today, this temple existed before 2nd century A.D. This siva Lingam has similar features with some of the ancient temples like Gudimallem (Chittor district near Sri Kalahastri), Amarvati,Draksharamam.

 

By Air: Air transport connects Hyderabad to some of major cities in India by air. Several international flights also serve this sector. Some prominent global cities are Malaysia, Frankfurt, Singapore and Sri Lanka. Recently, a new and better equipped airport has been constructed, and it is now operational since mid-2008.

By Road: For local trips and sightseeing, taxis and auto-rickshaws are also available. Vijayawada, Tirupati and Vishakapatnam, are some main airports operational in this state.

By Rail: The main railhead in Andhra Pradesh is Hyderabad, which has three well connected stations including one at Secunderabad. Visakhapatnam and Vijaywada are on the main railway line that runs along the eastern coast. Both figure prominently as major junctions on the Indian Railways network. Another important station is Warangal. Tirupati gets some traffic from Mumbai and other cities in south India. Puttaparthi does not have a railway station but is serviced by the one at Dharmapuram.

Andhra Pradesh has land borders with several states. In the northwest lies Maharashtra, directly north are Orissa and Madhya Pradesh; in the south lies Tamil Nadu and to the southeast is Karnataka. There are several entry points from all of these states, and interstate buses run by the government as well as privately operated coach services are a dime a dozen. It is also possible to hire a cab or rent a car at big cities in the neighbouring states. Take National Highway 7 or 9 from Maharashtra; NH 9 passes through northern Karnataka before entering Andhra Pradesh. Coming through Orissa will give you a wonderful journey down India’s eastern coast. Take NH 5.

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