Moolavar - Sri Kapileswarar
Amman - Sri Kamakshi
Place - Tirupathi, Andhra pradesh
Kapila Theertham is a famous Saivite Temple and Theertham, located at Tirupati in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. The idol is believed to be installed by Kapila Muni and hence Lord Siva here is referred to as Kapileswara.
According to legends, this temple has been named after great saint Maharishi Kapila, who was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. Pleased with his unwavering devotion, Lord Shiva along with Goddess Parvati gave him their divine darshan at this location. During the same time, a Kapila Lingam appeared out of the Earth.
It is believed that that Sri Kapileswara Shiva Linga is self-created form of Lord Shiva, also called as Svayambhu form of Lord Shiva. During the same time, the sacred lake Sarovara also came into existence, in front of the temple. According to some legends, it is through the opening created through the lake Kapila maharishi arrived on the earth
The temple stands at the entrance to a mountain cave in one of the steep and vertical faces at the foot of the Tirumala hills which are part of Seshachalam Hills, where the waters of the mountain stream fall directly into Temple Pushkarini known as "Kapila Theertham". A huge stone statue of a seated bull "Nandhi", Shiva's steed, greets devotees and passersby at the entrance to the temple
Amman - Sri Kamakshi
Place - Tirupathi, Andhra pradesh
Kapila Theertham is a famous Saivite Temple and Theertham, located at Tirupati in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. The idol is believed to be installed by Kapila Muni and hence Lord Siva here is referred to as Kapileswara.
According to legends, this temple has been named after great saint Maharishi Kapila, who was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. Pleased with his unwavering devotion, Lord Shiva along with Goddess Parvati gave him their divine darshan at this location. During the same time, a Kapila Lingam appeared out of the Earth.
It is believed that that Sri Kapileswara Shiva Linga is self-created form of Lord Shiva, also called as Svayambhu form of Lord Shiva. During the same time, the sacred lake Sarovara also came into existence, in front of the temple. According to some legends, it is through the opening created through the lake Kapila maharishi arrived on the earth
The temple stands at the entrance to a mountain cave in one of the steep and vertical faces at the foot of the Tirumala hills which are part of Seshachalam Hills, where the waters of the mountain stream fall directly into Temple Pushkarini known as "Kapila Theertham". A huge stone statue of a seated bull "Nandhi", Shiva's steed, greets devotees and passersby at the entrance to the temple
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