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Sri Kalahasti - శ్రీ కాళహస్తి


This ancient temple dedicated to Lord Siva is one of the panchabhootha stalams (temples celebrating Lord Siva as the embodiment of the primary elements), air being the element in case here, the other five temples being Tiruvannamalai (fire), Chidambaram (space), Thiruvanikkaval (water) and Kanchipuram (earth) respectively. Sri Kalahasthi is located near the pilgrimage town of Tirupathi and is visited by thousands of pilgrims.

Type Region Type   Altitude  
District Chittoor State Andhra Pradesh Region South
Area   Population as per 2001 census 1,10,587 Languages  
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Nearby Stations SRI KALAHASTI KHT Nearby Airports Tirupati Airport (TRV) Nearby Places Pellakuru
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Other Langauge Names Hindi: श्री कालहस्ती
Tamil: திருக்காளத்தி
Telugu: శ్రీ కాళహస్తి
 
Co-ordinates 13.752746, 79.703858
Wikipedia Links http://wikitravel.org/wiki/en/index.php?title=Srikalahasti&action=edit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalahasti
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalahasti_temple