点评:This temple is one of the 12 Jyotirlingams of Shiva and is present in the heart of NallaMalla forest. We got the opportunity to visit it in end of March on the day of Ugadi. Initially we thought of visiting the temple directly from Bangalore, but due to lack of couple-friendly accommodations near the temple, we decided to do a day trip from Hyderabad instead.
We had priorly booked an Atisheeghra darshan for the date and this was the best decision for us as our date coincided with Ugadi due to which the temple witnessed huge influx of pilgrims. We started our journey early at 6 am from Hyderabad and it took us almost 4.5 to 5 hours to reach Srisailam with minor tea and petrol breaks. Being early summer the heat was starting to get unbearable but the temple management's arrangement was quite praiseworthy. It took us some time to find the entrance for the Atisheeghra darshan, and some little hassle to get the printouts of our darshan bookings. After this, the darshan happened quite smoothly. We were made to wait in a cool waiting area with fans and even offered some snacks before the gates opened for our darshan. After standing in a queue in a cool shade for 1.5 to 2 hours we had a nice darshan or Lord Mallikarjuna and Devi Bhramarambha.
Post our darshan, we were given free laddus at the exit and they gave us extra laddus on the occasion of Ugadi, for us to carry for our family. There was heat, chaos and exhaustion due to the long journey, but somehow that day, by grace of Lord Shiva, we had one of the best darshans of our lives.
翻译:这座寺庙是湿婆十二座乔蒂尔林伽之一,位于纳拉马拉森林的中心地带。我们有机会在三月底乌加迪节那天参观了这座寺庙。起初,我们想直接从班加罗尔前往寺庙,但由于寺庙附近缺乏适合情侣入住的住宿,我们决定从海得拉巴出发进行一日游。
我们之前预订了当天的阿提希格拉朝圣之旅,这对我们来说是最好的决定,因为我们的日期恰逢乌加迪节,因此寺庙迎来了大量朝圣者。我们早上6点从海得拉巴出发,花了将近4.5到5个小时才到达斯里赛拉姆,中途短暂地喝了茶、加油。当时正是初夏,天气开始变得闷热难耐,但寺庙管理部门的安排还是值得称赞的。我们花了不少时间才找到阿提舍格拉朝圣(Atisheeghra Darshan)的入口,打印朝圣预约单也费了一番周折。之后,朝圣过程相当顺利。我们被安排在一个凉爽的等候区,那里有风扇,甚至还提供了一些小吃,然后大门才打开。在阴凉处排队等候了一个半到两个小时后,我们终于有机会朝圣了,瞻仰了马利卡朱纳神(Lord Mallikarjuna)和德维·布拉玛拉姆巴(Devi Bhramarambha)。
朝圣结束后,我们在出口处得到了免费的拉杜(laddus),在乌嘎迪(Ugadi)节那天,他们还额外给了我们一些拉杜,让我们带去给家人。长途跋涉,天气炎热,人潮拥挤,疲惫不堪,但不知何故,承蒙湿婆神的恩典,那一天我们迎来了人生中最美好的朝圣之一。