Rajarajeshwara Swamy Temple Karimnagar,Telangana

Vemulawada Raja Rajeshwara Temple is also called as Rajanna Temple which is one of the oldest and Famous temple of Telangana. Located in Vemulawada which is capital of Vemulawada Chalukya’s who ruled from 750 to 953 CE.The Vemulawada Chalukya are lesser known stem of the Chalukya. This temple is located 40 km from Karim Nagar and around 180 km from Hyderabad

Here Lord Shiva is in the form of Sri Raja Rajeshwara and people fondly refer to him as Rajanna, who is adorned on both sides by the idol of Sri Raja Rajeswari Devi on the right side and idol of Siddi Vinayaka on the Left side.

One of the Powerful attraction in this temple is Dharma Gundam and Pilgrims have Devine bath in this Gundam before proceeding for main darshan. It is Believed that this Gundam water is having medicinal properties.

One more special of this temple is Kode Mokku, which is a special ritual, where the devotee makes pradakhinam of the temple with a Kode (Bull in Local Language its called as Kode).

Raja Rajeshwara Temple in Vemulawada, Telangana is also known as Raja Rajeshwara Kshetram and is dedicated to Lord Shiva. In this temple, Lord Shiva is known as Raja Rajeshwara Swamy and locally as Rajanna. The temple also has two other names – Dakshin Kashi and Hari Hara Kshetra as there are two Vaishnava temples within the complex. Located about 35 km from Karimnagar the temple is a destination for large numbers of devotees.

Sri Raja Rajeshwara Temple is one of the most famous Hindu temples in Telangana, India, dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is located in the town of Vemulawada, Telangana, India. Historically the region was the capital of the Vemulawada Chalukyas who ruled from 750 to 973 CE.

Temple

The presiding deity of the temple is Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy who is locally known as Rajanna and is adorned by the idol of Raja Rajeshwari Devi on the right side and the idol of Laxmi Sahitha Siddi Vinayaka on the left.

Within the temple premises numerous shrines known as upalayas are dedicated to different deities, including Ananta Padmanabha Swamy, Rama accompanied by Seetha and Laxmana, Anjaneya Swamy, and others. Each of these deities has a separate shrine within the temple.

Vemulawada Raja Rajeshwara temple is situated 38 km from Karimnagar and draws pilgrims who bathe in a tank called Dharma Gundam, before proceeding for darshan; these waters are believed to be holy and have medicinal properties. Every year at the time of Maha Shivaratri, devotees go to Vemulawada, to offer prayers to Shiva. This temple also has an offering made by devotees called’ Kode Mokku’, a ritual where the devotee makes the pradakshinam of the temple with a kode (bull) which is vahanam (Nandi) of Lord Shiva. Inside is a massive Shiva Lingam.