Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stotram
Composed by Adi Shankaracharya — opening of the 2nd verse: 'Alampure Jogulamba Srishaile Bhramarambika | Kolhapure Mahalakshmih Mahurye Ekavirika' — 5th Ashtadasha Pitha
Alampur · Telangana
Sri Jogulamba Bala Brahmeswara Swamy Devasthanam
Sri Jogulamba Bala Brahmeswara Swamy Devasthanam — Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal District, Telangana
Jogulamba — Yogini-Amba (Mother of Yoginis); Urdhva-danta Shakti Pitha; Gruha-Chandi; 5th of the Ashtadasha Shakti Pithas
अन्य नाम: Yogulamba · Joginula Amma · Yoga-Amba · Gruha-Chandi (protector of homes)
- Ashtadasha Maha Shakti Pitha
- 51 Shakti Pithas tradition
- Inside a 25-acre walled complex wi…
- On the Tungabhadra-Krishna conflue…
इस मन्दिर की विशेषता
- Ashtadasha Maha Shakti Pitha — 5th Pitha in Adi Shankaracharya's stotram: 'Alampure Jogulamba Srishaile Bhramarambika | Kolhapure Mahalakshmih Mahurye Ekavirika'
- 51 Shakti Pithas tradition — Sati's Urdhva-danta (upper teeth/upper jaw) fell here; Bhairava: Bala Brahmeshwara
- Inside a 25-acre walled complex with the Navabrahma temple group (9 Shiva temples) — India's unique 10-temple complex (1 Shakti + 9 Shiva)
- On the Tungabhadra-Krishna confluence — the 'Western Gateway' (paschima dvara) of Srisailam
- Included in the Government of India's PRASAD scheme since 2019
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मूल विग्रह
मुख्य देव एवं स्वरूप
Sri Jogulamba Devi — fierce Yogini form seated on a corpse (preta-asana); scorpion, frog and lizard on the head; tongue protruding; a Sri Chakra installed by Adi Shankaracharya is also present
Fierce Yogini form — seated on a corpse; scorpion/frog/lizard on the head; tongue protruding; one of India's rare tantric Devi-forms
सम्प्रदाय: Shakta — Sri Vidya / Yogini-cult Tantra (Adi Shankaracharya-tradition Sri Chakra installed)
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स्थल-पुराण
कथा, इतिहास एवं महत्व
Skanda Purana
Alampur (ancient Hemalapuram / Hatampuram) named as a principal Shakta tirtha
Devi Bhagavata Purana
Significance of the Alampur Shakti Pitha; the Urdhva-danta anga-fall narrative
Rasaratnakaram (12th century, Nityanatha Siddha)
Tantric-alchemy text; the architectural basis of the 2005 reconstruction
संत एवं परम्परा
- Adi Shankaracharya (8th century CE) — praised the temple as 'Alampure Jogulamba' (5th Pitha) in the Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stotram; installed the Sri Chakra in the original garbhagriha
- Badami Chalukya kings (7th-8th century) — builders of the original Navabrahma temple group and the Jogulamba garbhagriha
- Vijayanagara emperor Harihara Raya II — fortified the Navabrahma complex after 1390
- Unknown devotee community (1390-2005) — preserved the tradition of secret worship of the moolavigraha in the Pataaleshwara chamber of Bala Brahmeshwara for 615 years
- Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Shankaracharya (13 February 2005) — re-consecrated the moolavigraha in the rebuilt garbhagriha
- Sri Ajay Kallam (then-Commissioner, Telangana Endowments Department; 2005) — led the reconstruction project
- Srisailam Devasthanam — supported ritual-continuity adoption
- Sri B.M. Santosh, District Collector (25 March 2025) — implementation order for the ₹80 crore Alampur PRASAD development plan ahead of Krishna Pushkaram 2028
ऐतिहासिक घटनाक्रम
- 6507th century CE — Badami Chalukya kings built the original Jogulamba garbhagriha + Navabrahma temple group (9 Shiva temples) — Wikipedia Jogulamba + Wikipedia Navabrahma + Deccan Chronicle
- 8008th century — Adi Shankaracharya installed a Sri Chakra in the sanctum and praised Alampure Jogulamba in the Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stotram — savetemples.org + uttishthataam
- 13901390 CE — original temple razed by the Bahmani sultans; the moolavigraha was secretly moved into the Pataaleshwara chamber of the Bala Brahmeshwara temple; the 615-year secret-worship era began — Wikipedia + Deccan Chronicle + savetemples.org multi-source
- 19511951 — the Archaeological Survey of India declared the Alampur Navabrahma temple group a Nationally-Protected Monument — ASI + Wikipedia Navabrahma
- 200513 February 2005 — the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Shankaracharya re-consecrated the moolavigraha in the new garbhagriha; built on the tantric-architectural basis of the Rasaratnakaram (12th-century Nityanatha Siddha) — varnam.org + savetemples.org + uttishthataam multi-source
- 20192019 — the Government of India's PRASAD (pilgrim-revitalisation) scheme selected Alampur Jogulamba — Wikipedia Jogulamba
- 202525 March 2025 — District Collector B.M. Santosh issued the implementation order for the ₹80 crore PRASAD development plan ahead of Krishna Pushkaram 2028 (12-23 August): Hyderabad-Kurnool-Alampur directional signage, parking expansion, water supply, underground drainage — Hans India + Newsmeter
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नित्य उपासना
दर्शन समय एवं आरती
07:00 से 20:30 तक · मध्याह्न विश्राम 13:00-14:00 (afternoon rest)
Morning Darshan07:00-13:00
General darshan window
Bala Brahmeswara Abhishekam (morning)07:30/08:00-11:45
Morning abhishek of the Bhairava (Bala Brahmeshwara)
Maha Nivedanam12:00
Midday naivedya offering
Bala Brahmeswara Abhishekam (afternoon)14:00-16:00
Afternoon abhishek
Afternoon and Evening Darshan14:00-20:30
वस्त्र-संहिता: Men — white pancha/dhoti; Women — saree/salwar with dupatta
फोटोग्राफी: Photography prohibited inside the sanctum — obey signage
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दर्शन
दर्शन के प्रकार
General Free Darshanनिःशुल्क
Jogulamba Devi darshan is free; queue-based.
Abhishekam (Bala Brahmeshwara)₹200
₹200 couple-fee; book at the Devasthanam counter.
Trishati Kumkum Archana₹300
Worship of the Devi's 300 names; Devasthanam counter booking.
Khadgamala Archana (Sri Vidya)₹200
Sri Vidya tantric stotra parayana.
Santana (Childless-couple) Pooja₹800
Special sankalpa puja for progeny.
Chandi Homam₹750
Homam with full parayana of the Devi Mahatmyam.
Maasa (30-day) Kumkumarchana₹1200
Daily kumkumarchana for 30 days.
Vehicle Pooja₹50
₹50 (2-wheeler); ₹100 (4-wheeler).
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उत्सव
प्रमुख पर्व एवं उत्सव
Annual Brahmotsavam — 5-day festivalMagha masam (January-February)
Begins with Dhvajarohanam; concludes with Maha Purnahuti, Sahasra Ghatabhishekam, Shanti Kalyanotsavam. 2025 dates: 30 January - 3 February 2025. The Devasthanam publishes exact 2026 dates closer to Magha masam (late December 2025).
Makar SankrantiEnd of Paush masam
Sun enters Makara at 15:13 IST; sacred bath. 2026 — Wednesday 14 January.
MahashivratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi
Special abhishek; the temple stays open till midnight; Nishita-kaal puja 12:09 AM - 1:01 AM (16 February). 2026 — Sunday 15 February.
Chaitra (Vasanta) NavaratriChaitra Shukla Pratipada-Navami
Nine-day Devi worship; Ghatasthapana muhurat 06:52-07:43 AM, 19 March; culminating on Ram Navami 27 March. 2026 — Thursday 19 March to Friday 27 March.
Sharadiya (Sharad) NavaratriAshvin Shukla Pratipada-Dashami
Nine-night festival; the temple stays open till midnight. 2026 Ghatasthapana — Sunday 11 October; Vijayadashami — Tuesday 20 October.
Krishna Pushkaram 2028 (next 12-year mela)Jupiter enters Kanya/Virgo
12-day Pushkaram-snan festival at the Tungabhadra-Krishna confluence. Next: 12-23 August 2028. The 2025-26 Telangana PRASAD corridor development is preparation for this Krishna Pushkaram.
Tungabhadra Pushkaram (next 12-year)Jupiter enters Makara
Next: 2032. 12-day Tungabhadra-snan festival.
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आस्था
मनोकामना एवं फल
5th Pitha in Adi Shankaracharya's Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stotram — 'Alampure Jogulamba'; preceded by Chamunda Krauncha Pattane (4); followed by Srishaila Bhramarambika (6)
स्रोत: Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stotram (Adi Shankaracharya)
Jogulamba = 'Joginula Amma' (Mother of Yoginis); Sri Chakra installed by Adi Shankaracharya; the fierce-Yogini preta-asana form is among India's rare tantra-sadhana sites
स्रोत: Sri Vidya tantra + Rasaratnakaram
Alampur is the 'Western Gateway of Srisailam' — combined 3-day yatra of Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga + Bhramarambika Shakti Pitha + Jogulamba Shakti Pitha
स्रोत: Sthala tradition
The Devasthanam offers the 'Santana Pooja' (₹800) on Tuesdays and Fridays as an official service for childless couples
स्रोत: Devasthanam traditional service
Jogulamba in her 'Gruha-Chandi' form — worshipped for home and family protection
स्रोत: Sthala tradition
From 1390 to 2005, the moolavigraha was secretly worshipped in the Bala Brahmeshwara Pataaleshwara chamber for 615 years — a unique testimony to the steadfastness of faith
स्रोत: Sthala history
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जप
मन्त्र एवं स्तोत्र
- Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha StotramOpening of the 2nd verse — 'Alampure Jogulamba Srishaile Bhramarambika | Kolhapure Mahalakshmih Mahurye Ekavirika' — scriptural confirmation of Jogulamba (5th Ashtadasha Pitha)
- Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam)Recited during Brahmotsavam and Navaratri; full parayana during the Chandi Homam on Pournami/Amavasya
- Khadgamala Stotram (Sri Vidya)Listed as official seva at ₹200; recited 14:00-16:30
- Trishati ArchanaCentral daily seva; ₹300 fee
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तीर्थाटन
समीप के तीर्थ एवं परिपथ
Navabrahma temple group (within the same 25-acre walled complex)0 मी
9 Badami Chalukya-era Shiva temples: Bala Brahma, Taraka Brahma, Swarga Brahma, Padma Brahma, Garuda Brahma, Kumara Brahma, Arka Brahma, Veera Brahma, Vishva Brahma — ASI-protected since 1951; India's unique 10-temple Shakta-Shaiva complex
Bala Brahmeshwara Temple (Bhairava of the Pitha)0 मी
Bhairava of the Jogulamba Pitha; the only Navabrahma shrine in continuous active worship; the secret refuge of the Jogulamba moolavigraha from 1390 to 2005
Sangameshwara Temple (relocated)500 मी
Originally at Kudavelly at the river confluence; relocated to Alampur 1979-1990 when the Srisailam Dam threatened submersion
Papanasi temple group1 किमी
23 additional Rashtrakuta and Western Chalukya shrines (9th-11th century)
ASI Museum, Alampur200 मी
Recovered Mahishasura-Mardini, Lajja-Gauri, Nataraja, polished Nandi and Panchatantra relief fragments preserved
Tungabhadra-Krishna Sangamam1 किमी
Sacred confluence of Tungabhadra and Krishna; pushkaram-snan site; the principal venue of the 2028 Krishna Pushkaram
Srisailam (Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga + Bhramarambika Shakti Pitha)200 किमी
Mallikarjuna (one of the 12 Jyotirlingas) + Bhramarambika (6th of the Ashtadasha Shakti Pithas); Alampur is the 'Western Gateway of Srisailam'
Mantralayam (Raghavendra Swamy)88 किमी
Sri Raghavendra Swamy Brindavanam; principal tirtha of the Dvaita Vedanta tradition
5th Pitha — 'Alampure Jogulamba'; preceded by Chamunda Krauncha Pattane (4); followed by Srishaila Bhramarambika (6)
18 मंदिर
Western Gateway of Srisailam — combined yatra of Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga + Bhramarambika Shakti Pitha + Jogulamba Shakti Pitha
3 मंदिर · 3 दिन
1 Shakti (Jogulamba) + 9 Shiva (Bala/Taraka/Swarga/Padma/Garuda/Kumara/Arka/Veera/Vishva Brahma) — walking yatra within a single walled complex; unique in India
10 मंदिर · 1 दिन
Jogulamba Alampur → Bhramarambika Srisailam → Kanaka Durga Vijayawada (Telangana/AP Devi triad)
3 मंदिर
Mantralayam (Raghavendra) → Alampur (Jogulamba) → Yaganti → Mahanandi → Ahobilam → Srisailam
6 मंदिर · 6 दिन
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मार्गदर्शन
यात्रा एवं संपर्क
- पता
- Sri Jogulamba Bala Brahmeswara Swamy Devasthanam, Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal District — 509152, Telangana
- हवाई अड्डा
- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA, Hyderabad) — ~215-220 km; Orvakal/Kurnool Airport — ~40 km (limited regional flights)
- रेलवे
- Alampur Road Railway Station (ALPR) — ~9-10 km; Kurnool Junction — ~27 km (Andhra Pradesh side, major junction)
- बस-स्टैण्ड
- Alampur Bus Stand; Telangana state transport; direct buses from Gadwal/Mahbubnagar/Hyderabad
- उत्तम ऋतु
- October-March is best; Brahmotsavam (Magha masam January-February 2026); Mahashivratri 15 February 2026; Chaitra and Sharadiya Navaratri; summer (April-June) day temperatures exceed 42°C; August 2028 Krishna Pushkaram will see peak crowds.
- हेल्पलाइन
- 08502-241327 (Devasthanam booking counter)
- वेबसाइट
- https://srijogulamba.com/ ↗
10 किमीAlampur Road Railway Station
27 किमीKurnool Junction Railway
35 किमीGadwal Railway Station
40 किमीKurnool/Orvakal Airport
88 किमीMantralayam
100 किमीMahbubnagar
200 किमीSrisailam
220 किमीHyderabad
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