Bhadrachalam Temple is a historic Hindu temple of Lord Sree Sita Ramachandra Swamy located in Telangana, India.The area is called as Bhadrachalam and is the venue of grand celebrations on Rama Navami day when the wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and his consort Sita takes place with much fanfare.
Shrine’s History
A sacred place that attracts lakhs of devotees from all over the world, it is the abode of Lord Rama . This hill place which is encircled by holy river Godavari flowing towards southern direction is the famous shrine Bhadrachalam-The name derived from Bhadragiri. According to an Ithihasas, the significance of this shrine dates back to the Ramayana Era. This coherent hill place existed in “Dandakaranya” Of Ramayana period where Rama with his consort Sita and brother Laxmana had spent their vanavasa- and Parnashaala is also in the vicinity of this temple site. It is at this Mandir site that, long after Ramavatara, Bhagawan Mahavishnu manifested Himself as Rama again to fulfil a promise He made to His Bhakta Bhadra, who continued his Tapas through Yugas, praying for the grace of the Bhagawan Sri Ramachandra murthy.
Legends Associated with This Shrine
The temple in Bhadrachalam is closely connected with the life of the 17th-century saint composer Kancharla Gopanna who was known as Bhakta Ramadas. Gopanna was the Tahasildar of Bhadrachalam, is said to have used money from the government treasury to build this temple, and was imprisoned in a dungeon at Golconda. Lord Rama is said to have miraculously given the Sultan the money spent by Gopanna, after which he was released. Gopanna then became Bhadrachala Ramadasu and went on to compose an innumerable number of songs in Telugu in praise of Rama. Bhadrachalam and Vijayanagara are sites said to have been closely associated with the Ramayana. Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are said to have stayed at Parnasala, 35 km away from Bhadrachalam.
Rama is said to have crossed the river Godavari on his way to Sri Lanka to rescue Sita, at the spot where the Bhadrachalam temple stands, on the northern bank of the river. Legend has it that the son of Meru and Menaka, Bhadra, performed penances towards Rama here. Kabirdas, a Muslim by birth is also closely associated with this temple. It is believed that the images of the deities miraculously disappeared when Kabir was refused entry into the temple and that they reappeared miraculously upon his being permitted to enter. Bhadrachalam attracts hundreds of thousands of devotees from all over the world. This hill place that is encircled by Holy River Godavari flowing towards southern direction is the famous shrine Bhadrachalam. The name is derived from Bhadragiri. The history of this shrine stands for the significance of Ramayana Era, the coherent hill place existed in “Dandakaranya” of Ramayana period where Rama with his consort Sita and brother Lakshmana had spent their vanavasa. The vicinity of the temple had its incongruous mixture in another story which depicts the exigency of “Sri Mahavishnu” to manifest himself as Rama and shuffled again to the mortal coil ? long after Ramavatara was to fulfill his promise to his Bhakta Bhadra, a sage who had been continuing the intense penance to get grace of Lord Rama.
Shrine’s Map Location and How to Go There
By Road
The nearest bus stop is Badrachalam.
By RailThe nearest railway station is Khammam railway station By Air
The nearest airport is Rajahmundry
Shrine Timings
6 AM to 8:30 PM
Events Celebrated at This Shrine
Sri Rama Navami, Vykuntha Ekadasi