About Sri Chaya Someshwara Temple:
Chaya Someswara Temple is a wonderful temple located at Panagal in Nalgonda district of Telangana. This is an interesting pilgrimage and historical site to visit from NalgondaSri temple was built during 11th – 12th centuries by Cholas. The temple got the name as it is believed that the formation of relentless shadow (Chaya in Telugu) of a pillar falls over the main deity of Shivalingam throughout the day. This amazing temple, engineered by the Kunduru, testifies the fantastic creative thinking and scientific knowledge of its architects. The complex houses three deities – Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva facing three different directions connected by common mahamandapa. The temple also demonstrates wonderful sculpture and art work.
The temple is known for its architecture. One of the garbhagrihas situated in the west and facing east contains a continuing shadow of a pillar throughout the day. This mysterious shadow is a huge attraction of the temple. The chaya that falls on the deity looks like a shadow of one of the pillars carved in front of the sacred chamber. But it is not actually the shadow of any pillar. The dark area is formed by the reflection of light through multiple pillars placed in front of garbhagriha and the shadow is a consolidated shadow of those four pillars. The pillars in the temple are strategically placed so that the light falls at the same place throughout the day.
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Activity:
A place of worship and Ancient placeBest Time to Visit: December, January, Winter, February, March, Spring, April, May, June, July, Summer, August, September, Autumn, October, November, Monsoon
Location: Panagal, Nalgonda, Telangana, India
How to Reach There:
Airport: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
The nearest Airport Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. We need to take an private vehicle the distance between Rajiv Gandhi International Airport to Sri Chaya Someshwara Temple is 116.9Kms
Railway Station: Nalgonda Railway Station
The nearest Railway station Nalgonda Railway Station. We need to take an private vehicle the distance between Nalgonda Railway Station to Sri Chaya Someshwara Temple is 5kms
Bus Stand: Nalgonda Bus Station
The nearest Bus Stand is Nalgonda Bus Station. We need to take an private vehicle the distance between Nalgonda Bus Station to Sri Chaya Someshwara Temple is 4.3Kms