Malleswara Swamy Devasthanam Claimed

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Temple Info

Main Deity: Shiva	Other Deities: Bhramaramba Devi, Ganapati, Janta Naga, Kalabhairav
Year Established: 1798 CE	Functioning Temple: Yes
Architecture Style: Dravidian	Endowment Control: Yes
Nearest Airport: Vijayawada International Airport (VGA)
Nearest Railway Station: Gudlavalleru (GVL)

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Description

The main deity of this temple is Shiva. The history for this temples dates back more than 200 years. This temple is being managed by the Vishnubhatla family for the last 2 centuries.

Recently in 2020, this temple was fully rebuilt and re-consecrated due to the deteriorating condition of the old structures.

Itihaas

The Malleswara Swamy Devasthanam was originally constructed anew and consecrated by late Vishnubhatla Vallabha Somayajulu in 1798. Earlier to this, the temple complex only had Janardhana Swamy temple and the exact age of the Janardhana Swamy temple is still unknown. Sri Malleswara Swamy Temple was established in 1798 in accordance with the proposal that a Shiva temple was required to be present close to the Janardhana Swamy temple.
Since then, the temple had a few renovations until the major renovations that happened between August-2018 to March 2020 by the Vishnubhatla family. Late Shri Rama Mohan Rao Vishnubhatla who is a descendant of late Shri Vishnubhatla Yajnyanarayana Somayajulu was the single trustee who managed the recent renovations & re-consecrations in March 2020.

Architecture Details

The original temple complex is more than 200 years old. The old temple structures were removed as the structures were near collapse. Hence new temple was built & re-consecrated in March 2020 using similar Dravidian architecture. The new temple was constructed using modern materials compared to the old limestone material.