Temple

Located in the Keesara village, Keesaragutta Temple also called as Ramalingeshwara Swamy Temple is a famous temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is believed that the Shiv lingam in this temple was installed by Lord Hanuman. Situated on the top of a hill in the Rangareddy district, the temple was constructed during Chalukyan Empire reign.

Legend

According to the legends, Sri Rama wanted to install a Siva lingam here to relieve himself from the sin of killing Ravana, a Brahmin. Lord Rama ordered Hanuman to bring Shiv Lingam from Varanasi. However, Hanuman became late and Lord Rama installed another Shiva Lingam as the auspicious hour was nearing. Hence the lingam in the temple came to be called as Ramalingeswara. Hanuman arrived from Varanasi with 101 lingams and he felt sad for not being able to fulfill his Lord’s wish. He threw the Shiv Lingams in the area. Seeing Hanuman’s sadness, Rama told that precedence would be given to Hanuman at the temple. Rama also told that the hill would bear Hanuman’s name ‘Kesarigiri’ that is son of Kesari. Later it changed to Keesara and at present known as Keesaragutta.

Architecture

The Temple has several scattered Shiva lingams in the Compound. The main temple has a huge statue of Hanuman, Yaga shala and Prayer hall.  The temple also houses the shrines of Lord Ganapathy, Lord Subramanya with Valli Devanay.

Darsan Info

06:00 AM – 12:45 PM and from 03:00 PM – 07:30 PM

Darsan Dresscode

Avoid shorts and skirts while visiting temple

Famous Festival

Sri Rama Navami, Hanuman Jayanti, Mahashivratri, Shiva kalyanam and Ramalingheshwara Brahmotsavam.

Culture

Hyderabad, also known as the 'City of Nawabs' is steeped in rich culture and history. The city is known for its opulent heritage, with a wide array of mosques, churches, temples, monuments, historic places, food and the arts. The city of Hyderabad is recognized for its hospitality and is the one place where you can find a perfect amalgam of North and South Indian dwellers belonging to different regions. Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Urdu and Marathi are some of the many languages that are spoken here. Hyderabad has its own distinctive culture with the profusion of Islamic and Hindu philosophies.

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