Famous Temples in India

Architecture

Jyothi Sidheswara Swami Temple is facing towards East direction with 3-Tier (Ruins) Gopuram. The garbhagriha houses centred a linga placed in square panavattam. Vimana of the temple is three vimana crowned by a sala sikhara. The sikhara on either end has kirthimukha heads. The super structure Garbhagriha and the mukamanda walls are constructed with the brick.

Only one epigraph was found in the temple. The earliest epigraph dated in 1274 records the name of the Rakkasa. Gangarasadeva -1, Chinta Raminayaka had built the temple and gopura to the Lord Jyothinatha. The epigraphs of eight century AD refer to this place as a Saiva (Siva) Piligramage centre. This temple is situated south corridor of SriSailam. Later epigraphic and art activity at this place shows Siddavatam and Jyothinatha become influential Pasupata centres through the centuries. The Temple consists of a Mukamandapa, Antarala, Nandimandapa, Natyamandapa, and a Garbhagiriha. The Nandimandapa brick built has two chitrakhanda pillars. The entrance into the temple is through small nandimandapa. The mukamanda walls are constructed with brick and the antarala garbhagriha walls are built with stone. The entrance into the temple is through small Nandimandapa. The doorway into the antarala is chaturasakha variety. The roof of the antarala is very plain. The Nandimandapa brick built has two Chitrakhanda pillars.