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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Kaleshwara Mukteswara Swamy Temple, Kaleshwaram

Saiva · Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Telangana

Kaleshwara Mukteswara Swamy Temple, Kaleshwaram

Kaleswara and Mukteswara, two lingas on one panavattam, with Yama’s shrine

Pitru and ancestorsSani and Sade satiGeneral

The temple in short

Deity
Kaleswara and Mukteswara, two lingas on one panavattam, with Yama’s shrine
Where
Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Telangana · 18.81N 79.90E
Usual hours
6 am – 1 pm, 3 pm – 8 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Sani Ketu
Visited for
One of the three Trilinga kshetras, at the meeting of the Godavari and the Pranahita, where two lingas share one pedestal. Maha Sivaratri and amavasai tarpanam are its days.
Kept for Saturn and Ketu, 2 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Kaleshwara Mukteswara Swamy Temple, Kaleshwaram, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Telangana. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

Others within reach

Nearest first, by straight-line distance

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.