Srisailam

Srisailam

Srisailam es una ciudad de la India, situada en el distrito de Kurnool, a orillas del río Krishná, en el estado de Andhra Pradesh. En la ciudad se encuentra el templo de Mallikarjunaswamy, dedicado a una forma de Shiva denominada Mallikarjuna Swamy y una forma de Parvati denominada Devi Bhramaramba, y es uno de los doce jyotirlinga, lugares sagrados principales dedicados a Shiva.

Hay un capítulo del Skanda purana dedicado al templo de Mallikarjuna. En sus paredes hay escenas del Mahabharata y del Ramayana, que se refieren a Srisalam como Sri Parvata, la "colina herida".

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Srisailam se encuentra a 232 km de Hyderabad, cerca de un bosque convertido en reserva de tigres, el Srisailam Sanctuary, con una superficie de 3.568 kilómetros cuadrados. A poca distancia se encuentra la presa de Srisailam, en el río Krishna, en una estrecha garganta en la colinas Nallamala. La presa tiene 512 m de longitud y una altura de 241 metros, y es la segunda en capacidad hidroeléctrica de la India. El embalse tiene un área de 800 kilometros cuadrados.

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