Mallikarjuna

Mallikarjuna is located on the banks of the river Krishna, in the state of Andhra Pradesh on a mountain called Shri Shaila. Fort walls 6 meters high enclose this ancient temple. The temple faces the East was built in Dravidian style. The center mandapam has several pillars with a huge idol of Nadikeswarar. With spacious courtyards and numerous statues and monuments, the temple sculptures narrate in stone the epics from the great Hindu epics - Ramayana Mahabharata. The last photo of a stone carving, shows the serpent form of Shiva and goddess Shakti, courtesy of Martin Grey.