Trilinga Rameshwara Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad is the nearest, as Kamareddy has no working airport.

• By train

  Trains run from Secunderabad to Kamareddy and take about 2 hours 15 minutes.

• By road

  Tandur village is 48.5 km from Kamareddy town and 6.6 km from Nagireddypet mandal, and it is reached by road. Kamareddy town, the district headquarters, is about 117 km north of Hyderabad.

Why devotees come here

Trilinga Rameshwara Temple is a Shiva temple in Tandur village, Kamareddy district, Telangana. It holds three lingas, called Rama, Bheema and Soma, which legend says were installed by Rama, Lakshmana and Seetha.

Trilinga Rameshwara Temple is a Shiva temple in Tandur village, Nagireddypet mandal, Kamareddy district. Devotees also come from Maharashtra and Bangalore. The three lingas here are called Rama, Bheema and Soma, and the Shiva here is known as Bheemeshwara Swamy.

Legend says Rama, Lakshmana and Seetha installed the three lingas. Legend also says one linga was destroyed in the past, and a replacement was later brought from Kashi and installed here.

The temple is said to have been built by the Chalukyas and completed by the Kakatiyas. It has been reconstructed since 1978. It is made only of stone, with no cement or mud. Three gopuras can be seen on the wall at the entrance, a Nandi idol stands in front, and inside are idols of Shiva and Parvathy carved in black stone.

Festivals

• Mahashivaratri and Karthika PournamiLaksha Bilwarchana

  Special poojas are held on both days, and Laksha Bilwarchana is the special pooja performed here.

Tips for your visit

• A hill called Veeranna Gutta lies opposite the temple, and the Manjeera river flows in front of it.
• Two female idols from the Kakatiya period stand at the entrance.

Questions people ask