GUTTIKONDA BILAM, GUNTUR DISRTICT

PLEASANT ATMOSPHERE IN WAY TO GUTTIKONDA BILAM WITH GREEN FIELDS SURROUNDED BY SMALL AND BIG MOUNTAINS. BILAM MEANS CAVE OR BIG HOLE.

A SMALL BRIDGE IN WAY TO BILAM.

 

IN ENTRANCE OF BILAM THERE IS A ASHRAMA WHERE THE SAINT OF BILAM  RAMAYOGI TATA LIVED ONECE UPON A TIME AND ATTAINED SAMADHI.

MAIN ENTRANCE OF GUTHIKONDA BILAM.

STEPS IN WAY TO THE CAVES

 CAVE TEMPLE IN SIDE THE BILAM.

THE MAIN GOD SRI  OMKARESWARA SWAMY

STEPS IN THE CAVE TOWARDS THE RENUKA BILAM (HOLY LAKE) 

STEPS IN THE CAVE TOWARDS THE HOLY LAKE

 THE FRESH WATER LAKE IN SIDE THE CAVE (RENUKA BILAM)

GRAVE OF BALACHANDRA SON OF PALANATI BRAHMA NAIDU  WHO DIED IN PLANATI WAR.

SWORDS OF WAR SOLDIERS FOUND IN A CAVE.

YOGINI PERIMAMBA'S STATUE IN THE TEMPLE PREMISES
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SRI VENKATESH GARU, WHO EXPLAINED EACH AND EVERY THING ABOUT GUTTHIKONDA BILLAM.

TEMPLE PRIEST IN GODDESS TEMPLE

 

GODDESS SRI RAJA RAJESWARI TEMPLE.


TEMPLE GOD IS ALSO CALLED AS CEKATI MALLYYA IN TELUGU CEKATI MEANS DARKNESS. NAME OF CAVES (BILAMS) IN GUTTHIKONDA ARE
1. RENUKA BILLAM ( LAKE )
2. NAGA BILLAM
3. BRAHAMA NAIDU BILAM (PLACE WHERE THAT SWORDS WERE FOUND)
4. VISHNU BILAM
5. LINGALA BILAM

AND MORE BILAMS WHICH HAVE NO NAMES.
 THERE IS GREAT RELATION BETWEEN THIS PLACE AND GREAT " PALNATI WAR "
AT THE END OF PALNATI WAR TRAGEDY NAGAMMA GARU LEAVED HER LAST BREATH IN THIS PLACE AND PALNATI BRAHMA NAIDU AFTER MAKING HIS SON BALACHANDRA SAMAHDI HE ALSO LEAVED HIS LAST BREATH UNDER A CAVE WHICH IS KNOW CALLED AS BRAHMA NAIDU BILLAM.

IDOL IN MEMORY OF  PALNATI NAGAMMA GARU AT THE FOOT OF THE GUTTHIKONDA BILAM

ONE MORE IMPORTANT THING TO SAY IS,  THE TEMPLE SEVAKAS ASK US TO TAKE MEAL AFTER MAHA NIVEDANA TO GODDESS RAJA RAJESWARI. IT IS A VERY NICE MEAL I HAVE TAKEN THERE WHEN THEY ASKED TO WAIT FOR SOME TIME. THE PEOPLE IN THE TEMPLE SHOWED VERY AFFECTION TOWARDS ME. AND  IT IS A NICE EXPERIENCE TO ME.