MALLIKARJUNA SWAMY TEMPLE

Kambadur, Ananthapuramu District

Location: Sri Mallikarjuna swamy temple is located in Kambadur which is 28 Kms away from Kalyandurgam Mandal in Ananthapuramu district.

Brief History of Sri Mallikarjuna swamy temple:

The temple is built in Chalukyan style of architecture and shows a pronounced Jaina influence in its carvings and sculptures. It consists of a central shrine and a pillared mukhamandapa. The massive black stone pillars of the mandapa are richly carved. The parapet wall provided at the sides of the open mandapa has on outer faces carved battle scenes, processions of warriors, dancing girls and a variety of subjects mostly Jaina in their characteristics.

The temple is known for its unique presence of one beautiful lotus structure carved in stone which is fixed on its roof top. The town derives its name as Kamaladanuru (the place of a lotus) and is popular as Kambadur. In the recent years, it is unfortunate that the treasure hunters have vandalized this lotus rock and an empty space remains in its place.