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Telugu: Eenadu,Sakshi,Andhra Jyothy,VaarthaEnglish: The Hindu, Deccan Chronicle,Times of India
History
The temple dates back to the pre-Christian era. The structure of the temple was built by the Cholas and improvements were made by other Chola kings and rulers of the Vijayanagara kings. The Pallava, Chola and Vijayanagara rulers have made several endowments to this temple.
The temple is built adjoining the Durgamma hill to the north, Kannappa hill to the south and Kumaraswamy hill to the east.
Overview
Sri Kalahasti is a temple town. Its about 38 km from Tirupati, The ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva as Sri Kalahastheeswara and his consort Parvathi as Gnanaprasunambikais one of the Panchabootha Sthalams meaning the temple celebrates Lord Shiva as the embodiment of the primary elements Fire, Space, Water, Earth, Air, Air being the element here. The temple is also associated with Rahu and Ketu.
The other Panchabootha Sthalams
Tiruvannamalai
FireChidambaram
SpaceTiruvanaikkaval
WaterKanchipuram
Earth