Travel Guide
Komuravelli is a small temple town in the Cherial mandal of Warangal district. It is located at a distance of around 110Km from Warangal, 85Km from Hyderabad, 75Km from Karimnagar and 15Km from Siddipet. Tourists from Hyderabad / Karimnagar / Siddipet can be reach this place via Rajiv Rahadari(Hyderabad-Karimnagar state highway). The temple is a bit inside from the Komuravelli stage on Rajeev Rahadari. so, tourists need to catch an autorickshaw or jeep to reach this place.Alternatively, you reach this place from Warangal following the Siddipet route via Jangaon/Aleru and getting down at gurjakunta village. Komuravelli is another 8km from there.
APSRTC operates direct buses from Hyderabad/Karimnagar/Warangal/Siddipet during festival periods of Maha Siva Ratri etc. The temple is open from 6AM-12PM and 3PM-8PM.
Profile
Komuravelli 'Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Devasthanam' is one of the prominent Siva temples in the northern Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. It is next to Rajarajeshwara Swamy Temple-Vemulawada and Mukteshwara Swamy Temple-Kaaleshwaram in popularity. The pilgrims often refer to the god as 'Komaravelli Mallana'. The temple is located in a cave on the 'Indrakeeladri' hillock. The uniqueness of this temple is that the lord shiva appears here in 'vigraha rupam'(statue) other than the usual 'linga rupam'. The statue is believed be 500 years old and is made up of 'putta mannu'(Soil used in building ant hills) and still in tact.It is believed that the lord has married 'Gollakethamma' from Yadava community and 'Medalamma' from the Linga Balija community and settled here. So, both the goddesses are equally worshiped here. As a sentiment, the people from both Yadava and Balija communities head all the important rituals.
