Alampur (Andhra Pradesh)
Jogulamba temple is regarded as one of the 18 major Shakti Peethas where Sati Devi’s upper teeth fell.
Jogulamba is derived from the Telugu word Yogula Amma meaning Mother of the Yogis.
The original temple was carved as per the Badami Chalukyan architectureof the seventh century CE. It was being destroyed by the Bahmani Sultans in 1390 CE when Vijayanagara Emperor Harihara Raya II sent his army and fought the Bahamani Sultan’s army and saved the temple
For safty sake the idol of Jogulamba and her two shaktis Chandi, Mundi were shifted to the nearby Bala Brahma temple which is part of the the Navabrahma temples. It was there for a long time till the original temple was rebuilt and restored at in 2005 and the original idol of Jogulamba was reinstalled in the newly built temple.
There is a water pool surrounding the temple . The Villagers of Alampur believe that Jogulamba is an Ugra Rupa Devi and this water is there to cool the atmosphere making it easy for the devotees to worship her.
The Idol of Jogulamba is shown in a sitting position. She has a lot of wild hair with a lizard, scorpion, owl and a human skull in it. The Idols of Vighneswara, the Saptamatrikas, and Veenapani Veerabhadra are also there in the temple. For reasons not known the original Chandi and Mundi idols were left in Bala Brahmeswara swamy temple and new idols were made and placed in the Jogulamba temple.
Alampur is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra river where it meets with the Krishna river. The Jogulamba temple is situated in the same temple complex of the Navabrahma Temples, a nine Shiva temples complex built in the seventh century CE.
Things to see at Alampur: The Navabrahma Temples, a nine Shiva temples complex built in the seventh century CE.
Nearest Bus station: Alampur.
Nearest Railway station: Kurnool.
Nearest Air port: Hyderabad.
Alampur is located approximately 220 km south of Hyderabad and is accessible through Hyderabad-Bangalore highway.
