Kasi Visweshara and Annapurneshwari Temple
Kasi Visweshara And Annapurneshwari Temple is located on the banks of Kusasthali River at Bugga Agraharam, near Nagari, 56 km from Tirupati. This temple is currently maintained by TTD. The main deity is Sri Kāsi Visweswara Swami, with his consorts Sri Annapurṇa and Sri Kamakṣhi Devi.
Kasi Visweshara and Annapurneshwari Temple History:
Once Gowthama Maharshi desired to convert this temple place of abode place of Shri Kaalabhairava Swamy as Dhakshina kailasam by incarnating Lord Visweshwara Swamy Lingam from Kasi and also to bring Goddess Ganga Martha to flow through this kushasthali River to attain get salvation to one who dissolves the Ash of a demised person. The sage conducted a yaga (yagna) to please the Lord Shiva and Ganga maatha and achieved the Boons. He incarnated a Shiva Longa (which Lord Shiva Granted the sage) and brought Gangama through five channels.
It is said that there was a small pit behind the Shiva Linga (Kasi Vishweeshwara Swamy) Idol. The origin of the water in the pit and the water passing through the channels is not known to anybody even today. There are small shrined constructed and dedicated to Lord Ganesha, Lord Kaalabhairava. Navagrahas and Naaga Kanyas (Sculptured twisted snakes etc) are also kept in the temple.
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