Siva Temples around Hyderabad

Here are Siva temples around Hyderabad. During Karthika masam or otherwise, most devotees would like to visit Siva temples. There are 12 Dwadasa Jyotirlinga temples, 5 Panchabhoota Linga temples and 5 Pancharama kshetras dedicated to Siva. Please click here for list of temples in Telangana.

1. Sri Raja Rajeswara Swamy Devasthanam, Vemulawada – Sri Raja Rajeswara Swamy Devasthanam is dedicated to Lord Siva and is located in Vemulawada in Rajanna Siricilla(erstwhile Karimnagar) district around 150 kms from Hyderabad

2. Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Devastanam, Komuravelli – Komuravelli Mallanna Temple is dedicated to Lord Mallikarjuna Swamy(incarnation of Lord Siva) and is located on a hill in Komuravelli village of Siddipet(erstwhile Medak) district around 85 kms from Hyderabad.

3. Kaleshwaram – Kaleshwaram Muktheshwara Swamy Devasthanam is dedicated to Lord Siva and is located in Kaleshwaram of Bhoopalpally(erstwhile Karimnagar) district around 260 kms from Hyderabad.

4. Kotilingala – Kotilingala Koteswara Siddeswara temple dedicated to Lord Siva is located in Velagatoor mandal of Jagtial district on the banks of Godavari river around 218 kms from Hyderabad.

5. Ramapppa Temple – Ramappa Rudreswara temple dedicated to Lord Siva is located in Mulugu(erstwhile Warangal) district around 210 kms from Hyderabad. It is also one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites from India.

6. Chaya Someswaralayam Panagal – Sri Chaya Someshwara Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is located in Panagal town near Nalgonda around 110 kms from Hyderabad.

7. Keesaragutta – Keesaragutta Rama Lingeshwara Swamy Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is located in on a hill in Keesara village around 35 kms from Hyderabad.

8. Cheruvugattu – Chervugattu Sri Parvathi Jadala Ramalingeswara Swamy Devastanamu dedicated to Lord Siva and located in Chervugattu village, Narketpally mandal of Nalgonda district around 95 kms from Hyderabad.

9. Sri Sivaganga Raja Rajeswara Temple Maheswaram– Sri Sivaganga Raja Rajeswari Raja Rajeswara Swamy Temple is dedicated to Lord Siva and located in Maheswaram village around 30 kms from Hyderabad

Siva temples around Hyderabad

10. Bhukailas Temple, Tandur – Bhukailas Temple is dedicated to Lord Siva and is located near Tandur town in Rangareddy District around 110 kms from Hyderabad. This relatively newly constructed temple in Tandur town of Vikarabad District is another temple with a touch of mythological theme park including 65 ft statue of Lord Siva, Kalabhairava statue, Veerabhadra statue, etc. It has a water path to visit the main deity of Siva where the Dwadasa Jyotirlingas are placed.

11. Sri Bramarambha Mallikarjuna Swamy Devastanam, Beeramguda – Dedicated to Lord Siva, this 6th century CE old temple is located in the outskirts of Hyderabad in Beeramguda.

12. Sri Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple, NandiKandi : Dedicated to Lord Shiva this is a very Ancient temple located at Nandikandi near Sangareddy around 70 kms from Hyderabad. It was built around 1000 years ago by the Chalukyas and is a Protected monument.

Nandikandi temple

13. Sri Kashi Vishveswara Swamy Temple, Kalabgoor: Dedicated to Lord Siva and also Anantha Padmanabhaswamy, Venugopala Swamy this is a very Ancient temple located at Kalabgoor village near Sangareddy around 65 kms from Hyderabad. It was built around 1000 years ago by the Kakatiyas and is also called Trikutalayam as it has all 3 idols. It is very close to Manjeera reservoir. It is a Protected Monument.

14. Sri BhadraKali Sametha Veerabhadra Swamy Temple, Bonthapally, Jinnaram Mandal: Sri BhadraKali Sametha Veerabhadra Swamy Temple is dedicated to Lord Veerabhadra(form of Siva) and Bhadrakali and located in Bonthapally village of Jinnaram mandal in the Nasapur forest area around 35 kms from Hyderabad.

15. Sri Shivshakthi(Ardhanareeswara) Temple, Kondapur, Hyderabad : Dedicated to Lord Siva and Parvathi as Ardhanareeswara, this is located in the Kondapur area of Hyderabad.

These are the Siva temples around Hyderabad from Telangana State and below are the temples from Andhra Pradesh State.

Temples from AP which are also Siva temples around Hyderabad:

16. Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy temple, Srisailam – Dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in India. It is located in Kurnool District of AP.

17. Mahanandiswara Swamy Temple, Mahanandi – Dedicated to Lord Shiva and located in Kurnool District of AP around 15 kms from Nandyala town.

18. Yaganti Uma Maheswara Temple– Dedicated to Lord Shiva and located in Kurnool District of AP around 90 kms from Kurnool town.

19. Sri Trikoteswara Swami Temple, Kotappakonda – Dedicated to Lord Shiva and located in Palnadu district of AP around 62 kms from Guntur and 20 kms from Narsaraopet.

20.Srikalahasthi Temple – Dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one of the 5 Panchabhoota Lingas in South India and is located around 40 kms from Tirupati.

21. Sri Bhimeswara Swamy Temple, Draksharamam – Dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one of the 5 Pancharama Kshetras and is also one of the 18 Ashtadasa Sakthi Peetas.

22. Amareswara Swamy Temple, Amaravathi – Dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one of the 5 Pancharama Kshetras. It is located around 18 kms from Vijayawada.

23. Ksheera RamaLingeswara Swamy Temple, Ksheeraramam – Dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one of the 5 Pancharama Kshetras. It is located in Palakollu town around 68 kms from Rajahmundry.

24. Sri Chalukya Kumararama Bhimeswara Swamy Temple, Samarlakota– Dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one of the 5 Pancharama Kshetras. It is located in Samarlakota around 15 kms from Kakinada.

25. Sri Someswara Temple, Somaramam, Bhimavaram – Dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one of the 5 Pancharama Kshetras. It is located in Bhimavaram Town around 140 kms from Vijayawada.

Apart from these Siva temples around Hyderabad, you can get information about the 12 Jyotirlingas here and Panchabhoota lingas here which are also dedicated to Lord Siva.

For information on the other temples across India, please click here.