Bugga Rameshwaram Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Rajiv Gandhi Airport at Shamshabad, Hyderabad, is the nearest airport.

• By train

  Vikarabad railway station is about 8 km from the Anantagiri Hills.

• By road

  The temple is about 78 km from Hyderabad. The district page says the Anantagiri Hills are reached by an easily accessible road.

Why devotees come here

Bugga Rameshwaram Temple stands in Bugga Rameshwaram village, in Vikarabad district of Telangana. It is dedicated to Shiva, worshipped here as Ramalingeshwara Swamy. Local belief holds that an underground stream rises beneath the linga and flows all year.

The temple is dedicated to Shiva, who is worshipped here as Ramalingeshwara Swamy. It lies in Bugga Rameshwaram village, about 6 km from Vikarabad town and about 78 km from Hyderabad. The Vikarabad district tourism page says the temple has more than 500 years of history. It is about 7 km from the Anantagiri Hills, where the Padmanabha Temple also stands.

Local belief holds that an underground stream rises beneath the Shiva linga and keeps flowing through the whole year. The district page also says the River Musi, which flows through Hyderabad, starts at this place. These are local claims, not settled history.

Maha Shivaratri is the major festival here. The district page says it is celebrated well at the temple, and the page gives no date for it.

Festivals

• The main festival here (date not given)Maha Shivaratri

  The district page says it is celebrated well at the temple.

Tips for your visit

• The Padmanabha Temple on the Anantagiri Hills is about 7 km from this temple, if you plan to visit both.
• The district site has the temple page in both English and Telugu, so readers who prefer Telugu can use that version.

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