Place · Shakta pitha · India
Jogulāmba, Alampur
Also known as Alampur, Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal, Jogulamba, Jogulamba Gadwal, Jogulamba — Alampur
The Mahashakti Pitha at Alampur in Gadwal district, Telangana, counted among the eighteen Maha Shakta Pithas as the site where Sati's upper jaw and teeth fell. The Jogulamba temple sits at the Tungabhadra-Krishna confluence, in the complex with the Navabrahma group of nine Shiva temples built by the Badami Chalukyas in the 7th-8th centuries. The Navabrahma temples are an exceptional example of early Chalukya architecture — the stone work and Nagara-plus-Dravida fusion that preceded the Pattadakal experiment. The 1390 Delhi Sultanate general Muhammad Shah damaged the Jogulamba shrine and the goddess was moved to Alampur Fort for safety; she was returned to the shrine only in 2005 after a major reconsecration.
- Periods
- Regional Flourishing, Islamic Age and Bhakti Traditions, Republic and Living Practice
- Function
- Sacred site & pilgrimage
- Confidence
- Mixed / layered — The place is documented; its associated historical or cultural record and its named tradition are distinct layers.
- Location
- 15.880, 78.130
Worth knowing
Jogulamba is traditionally portrayed as a fierce form of the Goddess, surrounded by unusual iconographic elements including scorpions and other creatures. The temple belongs to the historic Alampur temple complex, situated near the meeting of the Tungabhadra and Krishna river systems.
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Sources
Hindu pilgrimage sites in India — Wikipedia
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