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Adjacent to the Kanakadurga temple is the
shrine of Malleswara Swami on the Indrakiladri hill. Mallikarjuna or the
Malleswara as he is known in the Puranas is said to have been installed by
'Yudhishthira', the eldest of the 'Pancha Pandavas', as a token of their
victory of the South.
Thribhuvana
Malla, Western Chalukya King of the 10th century AD, historically
constructed the temple. By ascending the steps on the hill, one comes
across little images of different deities, prominent among them being
Kali, Shiva and Krishna.
The Legends
There are interesting legends about the origin of the Malleswaraswamy
temple also. It is stated that, prior to the 'Kalyuga', the sage 'Agastya'
had named the Lord at Vijayawada as 'Jayasena'. The Mahabharata hero
Arjuna, called the Lord as Malleswara. Thus, the famous Lord Shiva so goes
the legend, graces with his presence and blesses the town Vijayawada on
the banks of the sacred Krishna river.
Rail & Road: Vijayawada is well connected by rail and road to all the important places within and outside the state. Local buses, auto's and taxis are available in Vijayawada.
Hotel accommodation is available in
Vijayawada.
