Date of Experience: Dec 2021 Parking: Available Food: Small local shops Cleanliness: 4 Star (Good) There are few temples in this area of lord Shiva and other deities. One temple is on the ground and others are inside the caves, as you have to climb few steps to reach. Inside the the Shiva temple it is very vibrant and alive as you would be feeling like seating there for sometime. There are several shops outside. The whole area is surrounded by the rocky hills and ruins.

Beautiful place to visit and worship God, best to visit with with family and friends. Even we can enjoy in pool ,covered with various shops while entering the temple.moreover i loved the place and the temple is very old and there is nandi which the people believe it grows inch to inch every year. Moreover temple is places between and joint to the mountain s.

The nearest town is Banaganapalli. Do visit the caves and learn about the history of the temple while you are here. It is very amusing. And the speciality here is the growing Nandi (bull) which is predicted to come to life and it is believed among the locals that when the stone turns to life, the world will end. It's the temple where Shiva is in the form of Uma Maheshwara. Do visit during Shivratri for the best experience possible.Oh and there's entry fee for the temple. It should be around 10 to 20 rupees.

Yaganti Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, offers a profoundly peaceful and soulful experience. The serene ambiance creates an ideal environment for spiritual contemplation, and the presence of water ponds adds to the overall tranquility.

Yaganti temple is a very beautiful and ancient temple built by agastya muni. The temple is built in vaishnava style. The lord Uma Maheshwari idol is in a single stone at the main temple, the lord basava believed that it is growing up. The temple also consists of Sri Kashi Vishwanath temple, Sri Subramanya temple, Sri Veerabadreshwara temple. In the caves it has Sri Venkateshwara temple. Must visit places in Kurnool district.

Yaganti Umamaheshwara Swamy Temple nested in beautiful hills in the Kurnool district of Andhra pradesh. It is famous for the growing Nandi and the Pushkarini (pond) which gets water all round the year from the hills. It is a very serene and calm place and worth a visit for the historical temple architecture.

Nice place for a day trip. The facility is not good. No proper restaurants and parking. The temple and caves are good. Elderly people will find difficult to climb the steps for caves. The pond complex not clean, littered with dirty clothes, diapers, soap covers. People can help to keep it clean. The water path to the pond is also littered with all sort of rubbish. 2 to 3 hours is more than enough to cover the places. Early morning or evening will be plesent time to visit. Some basic facilities can be improved. Avoid the place during Shivratri as the place will be crowded.

Yaganti temple Explore The Yaganti Temple is a temple of Shiva located in the Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh, India 1. It was constructed by King Harihara Bukka Raya of the Sangama Dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 15th century 1. The temple was built according to Vaishnavaite traditions 1. One story of the site’s origin is as follows: The sage Agastya wanted to build a temple for Lord Venkateswara on this site. However, the statue that was made could not be installed as the toe nail of the idol got broken. The sage was upset over this and performed a penance for Shiva. When Shiva appeared, he said the place suits Shiva better as it resembles Kailash. Agastya then requested Shiva to give the devotees a Parvathi Goddess as Lord Uma Maheswara in a single stone, which Shiva obliged 1. The temple is renowned for its unique architecture and historical significance 2. It is a popular tourist destination and attracts a large number of devotees from all over Andhra Pradesh every year 3. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is famous for its Pushkarini, a small pond of water on the temple premises. Water flows into this Pushkarini from the bottom of the hill through the mouth of a Nandi (bull) 1. Devotees find that a holy bath in Pushkarini is highly beneficial 1. If you are planning to visit the temple, you may want to check out the reviews on Tripadvisor3. I hope this helps!

Superb location and great views of mountains beside the temple. Koneru and other areas resemble centuries old architecture and wonderful feeling. You can take 75 rupees token for sparsha darsan as well to go in to the garbhalayam. Priests were polite and will explain you the history of temple. Do visit the lord Venkateswara swamy temple and lord Shiva's cave as well. Limited rooms to stay here but during week days you shd be able to get one. Free food was fine and you have limited option for food outside as well. Please see the attached pics and you will know how beautiful this location is, thanks.

the location is simply superb and there are few caves that needs to climb stairs. steps are bit steep but one can enjoy while climbing. but lot of monkeys are there . fun part is they chase for the flowers and they even attack if they see someone had flowers on their hair r hand. best to visit early morning and evening as there's lot of heat during summers.

Yaganti!! Only few temples which has Uma Maheshwar (Ardhanarishwar) avtar of Lord Shiv. One of the best ancient 15th century temple and great architecture. Pleasant and peaceful environment. The Nandi in front of main diety grows in size naturally that’s the beauty of the place. Location of temple amidst a natural ravine with a water spring adds to its beauty. A small uphill trek for darshanam of an old Shiv lingam in a natural cave is thrilling. Must Visit Temple.

A beautiful temple 🛕 if you don't have any knee pains then go for it as the three temples here are above the hill you need climb many steps and those steps are really small length less than half foot but this temple has beautiful pond where kids will love to swim

This temple was constructed by King Harihara Bukka Raya of the Sangama Dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 15th century.[citation needed] It was built according to Vaishnavaite traditions. One story of the site's origin is as follows: The sage Agastya wanted to build a temple for Lord Venkateswara on this site. However, the statue that was made could not be installed as the toe nail of the idol got broken. The sage was upset over this and performed a penance for Shiva. When Shiva appeared, he said the place suits Shiva better as it resembles Kailash. Agastya then requested Shiva to give the devotees a Parvathi Goddess as Lord Uma Maheswara in a single stone, which Shiva obliged. A second story is as follows: Chitteppa, a devotee of Shiva, was worshiping Shiva and Shiva appeared to him as a tiger. Chitteppa understood that it was Lord Shiva in tiger form, and shouted Neganti Shivanu ne kanti (meaning: I saw Shiva I saw), and danced with joy. There is a cave called Chitteppa nearby. Sri Yaganti Uma Maheswara Temple is one of the few temples patronized by one of the great dynasties of India. Every year Maha Shivaratri is celebrated and a large number of devotees from all over Andhra Pradesh visit. Shiva, Parvati and Nandi are the main deities in this temple. This temple is 14 km away from Banaganipalli in kurnool dt. The saint lord Veerabrahmendra swami stayed here for some time and wrote Kalagnanam

Visited this temple on a weekend (Saturday). Moderate Crowd. Very nice place and beautifully located between the mountains. Really amazing caves. Never saw such a huge nandi. You will definitely enjoy this place if you are nature lover. Note Temple maintains strict timings. If you are going from Hyderabad start early so that you can reach before lunch break(1pm). Temple will be closed from 1-3 pm. Beware of the monkeys there.

15th Century temple built by King Harihara Bukka Raya of the Sangama Dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire. Beautiful rock formation caves has Agastya Cave where Agastya performed his penance for Siva. Venkateswara Cave, where lord Venkateswara idol stand tall. This Venkateswara idol is present in this cave before the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple was constructed. As the ideal is damaged near the foot, it could not be worshipped. Many people say that this place can stand as an alternative to Tirupati. Yaganti is in the Nandyal Dist in AP and sox 100 km from Kurnool. A must visit site.

The best beautiful temple with Fascinating past and history n myth behind the place. Geographically awesome scenic beauty a must Visit Place

Sri Yaganti Uma Maheswara Temple is 14 km away from Banaganipalli in Kurnool district, 55 km from Nandyal, 80 km from Kurnool, 308 km from Hyderabad, 359 km from Vijayawada. Yaganti is one of the most famous Shiva Temple in Andhra Pradesh state. The temple dates back to 5th and 6th centuries with contributions from Pallavas, Cholas, Chalukyas and Vijayanagara rulers. According to Potuluri Veera Brahmendra Swamy, the Basavanna (stone nandi) of Yaganti will come alive and shout when Kali Yuga ends. It is said that people used to do Pradakshinas (rounds) around it in the past. The temple staff has already removed one pillar as the size of the Nandi has increased. The devotees believe that the Nandi (Bullock, Lord Shiva’s) idol in front of the temple is continuously increasing its size. The locals say that the idol was initially much smaller than its present size. They say that certain experimentation was carried out on this idol and it was said that the type of rock out of which the idol is carved has a growing or enlarging nature associated with it. As per Archaeological Survey of India the rock grows at the rate of 1 inch per 20 years (10 mm per 8 years).

I loved this temple. It has beautiful architecture, and the views of there are awesome. Every temple has its unique vibe. Many people prefer to visit here, iam lucky to see this hills, nature, architecture. Every single side shows it's different uniqueness.

It's lovely place surrounded by mountains ⛰ and view. You can find your inner peace ✌. People who works in temple are very nice and informative. All people who are visiting temple should have free Food at 12:30 onward.

Yaganti UmaMaheshwara Temple is more than 1000 years old temple. Suyambu Lingam of Arthanareeswar. One of many Nandyal Sivan Temple with Tank filled with natural spa spring water from mountain through Nandhi. Devotees have nice and refreshing natural water bath and swim. Grand big Growing Nandhi at the entrance of the temple. The is believed to be growing year by year and is almost peeping through one of the pillars. On the nearby mountain there are three large caves. Sivan cave, Vishnu Cave and Brahma Cave.

Beautiful place to visit... Surrounded by hills.. there's a koneru (sacred pool)inside the temple. Best times to visit after 5pm

Nice place. Famous for Yaganti Basavanna( statue increasing its size automatically). They should not allow people to use soaps and shampoo inside temple Koneru. Nice cave

Famous & notorious Lord Siva temple ages back to mythology agasthya mahamuni times who offered prayers here and..the current temple &all it's gopura reconstructed by harihara ray@& bukkaraya .. Located in kurnool district near banaganapalli with good road connectivity n temple closes by 8pm &small amenties are there with reasonably good facility for night stay .. Unique place where u can't find a single crow in and around .. the pond located outside is good and spacious one n water is near clean u can bathe here .. inside another small pushkarini with water coming from nandi .. proper inner sanctum of temple is with incompletely finished idol a combination of Siva & vishnu which us a unique one. .. another unique thing is ever increasing size of BASAVAYYA outside the temple which is the iconic symbol "when it roars the kaliyuga will end' as told by Lord Veera brahmendra three caves are located out of which the big one with Lord venkateswara inside .. Outside the temple there are three caves ,one with lord venkateswara another one where lord veerabrahmendra supposed to be in yoga mudra for certain time .. Another unique thing is AAKASADEEPA Darshanam which they will do in masa sivaratri ... Worth to visit to enjoy the scenic beauty & to have a long ride n for group of friends &family ...

Excellent devasthanam. Hats off to the builders of 15th century. Good vibes in and around. Everyone must visit this holy place. Fresh theertham flows down from the hill. Panoramic view of this landscape is awesome. Uma Maheswara sankalpa deity. Sivalingam been worshipped by Sage Agastya. I am speechless about it's serene nature n construction. Monkeys are also there. 120 steps to the cave deity.

Great place to visit . Enjoy a little ghat section . If you go via dhone roads are worst . I would say go on the other route via peapully , unless u have adventure bike . Koneru is closed due to covid . Becareful with Monkeys 🤣

Yaganti temple is on of most beautiful Lord Siva temple in Andhrapradesh. This temple built by Harihara Bukka raya of thr Sangama Dynasty in 15th century. Main diety of this temple is Uma Mahswara. Eventhough it is a Siva temple, construction as per Vaishnavaite traditions. Because this place is originaly considered for the construction of Lord Venkateswara but some how ended with Lord Siva. The main attraction of this temple is Nandi statue infront of Main deitie, because people say that this Nandi statue is increasing in its size slowly as time passes on. And the location of the temple itself highlight. There are lot of naturally formed caves around themple. And all are must visit. There are main three caves must vist viz. Agastya cave, Venkateswara cave and Veera Brahmmam cave. This temple located aroud 14 kilometers west of Banaganepalle town. Accomodation available here for overnight stay. Ample parking space is there. This place us a treasure for geology and geography lovers. It is a must visit place.

One of the most amazing temple, located amidst mountains. It has lot of historical and mythological significance. There are plenty of charity trusts who offer rooms and food, if anyone plan to stay.

Wonderful and divine place, very scenic and beautiful. Growing huge Nandi, Holy dip can be taken. Must have energy to climb the stiff steps. Wow. Accommodation available near the temple.

Wow wow what a place and the temple was awesome. The steps in caves was old was difficult to climb the steps ware very high. There was 3 caves I visited all 3 caves. The mysterious Nandi in the temple was big also wedelp was also huge. Good temple can visit repeatedly

One time visit. The temple opens at 1500hrs, so plan accordingly. It contains one main temple and 3 small temples present in the caves as shown in the photos. The temple is good and well maintained. You can have prasad ladoo(2) at 15/-. Adult ticket Entry: 10/- per person. Parking is free and the toilet is for ladies only. The caves have very steep stairs and the caves are not having that much depth. It will be around 20 feet in length inside the cave. One more thing, once u reach here u will find a road on the hills behind the temple, so that road also leads to a temple which is around 12-15km (shop guy told).

One must visit this historical place. One of the lord Shiva temples around Nandyala. Temple's pond is very beautiful, entire place is scenic and pleasant. Darshan is mentioned as free in Google, but it's not. Darshan prices start from 10/-

The temple's unique feature is the growing Nandi statue, which expands over time. The peaceful ambiance, ancient architecture, and the sacred caves surrounding the temple create a spiritual and tranquil experience for visitors. Yaganti Temple is a hidden gem, offering a blend of natural beauty and religious significance.

Beautiful and Incredible Visited the Mystery Nandi

It’s was a great experience to see the growing Nandi.you must visit temple. There are so many mysteries in the temple.very pleasant experience.in summer it will be very hot there. There will be no place for luggage counters.monkeys are very friendly

yaganti temple is historical place oldest temple in andhraprdhesh st but no develop endoment department shem full but place is very very good plzz vist see and enjoy the devotional place 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🙏

The temple was very nice and divine There is a kalayani in front of the temple and water is coming from the hill it was located on the back side of the temple and caves in the hill look like very beautiful

We had a wonderful experience in temple. And history is always have its own Mistry. Just enjoy the place… Donations are also accepted here.

Very old temple surrounded by beautiful hillocks. Definitely underrated and under cared place. This temple must be promoted to elevate the prominence of this place.

It is a beautiful temple surrounded by big rocks. Some of the idols are located in between the rocks which is great. Early morning/evening would be a great time to visit this temple.

Ancient Hindu devine temple. Famous for big Nandeeshwar right side of the main entrance to Naareeshwar temple. Offering ghee Jyothi at Lord Murugan temple can be seen by devotees. Clearly we can see the caves on the rocky hills where Sages and saints took penance during olden days.

Year:November 2023 Temple: 1. Ancient Hindu Temple of significant history 2. Surrounded by Rocks and Mountains with no water body near by. 3. Recently Jagan govt has introduced Tickets (10₹ per person). Sparsh darshan ticket is costly (not sure of price) 4. Growing Nandi is there. Read stories about it before visiting. 4. For now, you can carry your phone but can’t click pictures inside Garbhgriha. Prasadam: 1. They sell laddus at ticket counter 2. Anna Prasadam was available earlier (2018 visit). Couldn’t have time time as we visited in morning. It’s next parking on the right side. Facilities: 1. Connecting road shown in Google map to Kurnool is in very poor condition for 15-17 Km. It’s like off roading. Don’t take that route in rainy season or going on big vehicles. 2. It’s an isolated place . So, don’t expect great food or accommodation. Plan accordingly. Prefer Temple Prasadam. 3. Temple area is clean. Observed small improvement in last 5 years. 4. Multiple new roads are being built. Expect better connectivity in next 5 years.

Fantastic temple. The caves are really awesome.must visit place if you follow Hinduism and appreciate architecture.

Apart from the main temple complex, you have two caves. Temple, pool and the cave shrines are beautiful. Apart from basic toilets, there aren't many facilities for visitors.

Nice place to visit. But there is lot of opportunities to improve to attract more people or devotees. Hope the temple board will build some cottages for staying overnight.

Best place to visit once in holiday season .... There is saying that the nandi''s stone sculpture is getting increased in every 10 years ... End of the yuga it will wake up and fly towards the sky as per brahmam garu ... Lot of monkeys ...

This is a very unique place one should visit atleast once in their lifetime. The unique rock formation ( you can see hanuman shaped rock formation in first pic), architecture of the temple constructed by Vijayanagara kings. One more uniqueness if the temple is you will not see a single crow in the temple premises this is because of the Agasthya Maha muni curse to Shani deva stating that you ll not have place in this location. Visit with family and enjoy the serene beauty and unique architecture and most importantly get blessing of lord shiva and growing Nandi maharaj

We went to temple on our way to Belum caves. It is a Shiva temple and also a temple inside the cave. The temple has a big pond with fresh water coming in; an ideal place to take bath. Plenty of parking is available and a must place to go.

One of the must-watch temples in AP.. story behind this temple..nice location.. u have to go and experience..no hotels to stay or to have food...don't skip any place in this temple... refer to my photos...

Very good place to visit... Temple was nice and when it comes to nature it really awesome.. Everyone please visit them s place.... Highly recommended

Only few temples which has UmaMaheshwar( Ardhanarishwar) swaroop of Bhagwan Mahadev .. The Nandi infront of main diety grows in size naturally, which is a real mystery.. Location of temple amidst a natural ravine with a water spring adds to its beauty. A small uphill trek for darshanam of an old Shiv lingam in a natural cave is thrilling

the location is simply superb and there are few caves that needs to climb stairs. steps are bit steep but one can enjoy while climbing. but lot of monkeys are there . fun part is they chase for the flowers and they even attack if they see someone had flowers on their hair r hand. best to visit early morning and evening as there's lot of heat during summers.

Wonderful temple with great history. Make sure you visit all three caves, koneru, and the water coming through the caves. Make sure to inquire the history while you’re there, believe me it’s so interesting. In short, it’s supposed to be lord Govinda’s temple but it ends up to be lord Shiva’s temple. I leave the rest for you to find out.

It’s an awesome experience. Temple is very old, powerful, Multiple gods located at one place. Temple will be closed in between 1pm-3pm so plan accordingly. Try to visit the temple in the morning or evening times and avoid in the afternoon timings whenever temperature is high as you have to climb the steps made of rock and need to walk on barefoot. Must visit place for devotees.

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God is great

Special place special for bhasaveswasa(nandi)

Every one must see this place.

Good place to see for all peoples , night time it is very pleasant place to watch , when we entered into the temple starting only u can see Kolanu (water pull ) both side , and another enter u can see a main water pull (Kolanu ) mobile are not allowed inside the temple , you can see a 6 or 7 god's in temple only , you can enjoy the place , out side food or snacks are very high cost and u can a get room also their I don't the cost because I am stayed their , Thank you

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Nice ....beautiful place

Super view

Super place you can spend good time with family.

Wonderful place to go. Must visit in kurnool district.

Very good and historical place to visit. Its One of the oldest Lord shiva temples constructed in 15th century and located in kurnool District of Andhra pradesh. It has good sculptures and architecture. "Nandi" inside the temple increases every 20 years and its a unique and mysterious thing in this temple. Beside the main temple, In mountains, Lord Sri Venkateswara swamy temple was located and its a good experience to enter between the natural rock formation. Must visit place.

So much beautiful and peaceful place for see

Excellent.very calm & pious with luxurious green trees and attractive hills with inbuilt beautiful caves.

Wonderful historical famous temple. This is must visit temple. No lodges at temple. They available at banaganapally, which is 11 km to temple. Watch complete video in cometube channel.

Sri Yaganti Uma Maheshwara Temple Yaganti, Banganepalli, Kurnool District Early Morning, Temple Vibes This temple was constructed by King Harihara Bukka Raya of the Sangama Dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 15th century. It was built according to Vaishnavaite traditions.

It was very pleasant and peace full. Should be visited at least once in a life. I am eagerly waiting for next visit

Yaganti Temple is located in Marvelous Mountains Area with Tremendous Sculpture Arts

Super supremely lord shiva temple

It is believed that the Nandi statue here grows. And also to share our desires to Nandi first so that he goes to Shiva to discuss and to consider. If you are on a spiritual trip around do add this to your list. When comes to temple it is surrounded by hills and caves that feels like a corner of nature.

Very nice historical place. Treat to eye for a people interested in photography and narrow steps. Should climb carefully. Fun for people interested in adventures.

Peaceful as usual. Do try to take the new that road to view the temple from above the hill, it's amazing.. (Just for the view only, don't take that that road to kurnool, it's a pathetic road) And visit all the temples in the compound though the hike through the stairs is lethargic...

Super and amazing rock sculpture , here we can experience the high voltage ⚡ of ancient Indian how the mountains are molded in to different unbelievable shapes,

Wonderful temple. The caves over there are so beautiful. Nandi over there grows every year in size.

Lovely place

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Nice place

It's an ancient temple of hindu god, also beautiful view of cave. Must visit

Devine caves..

Out of the world place

Very peaceful place. Temple is surrounded by the trees and mountains it's really superb. You will definitely love the place if you are a nature lover.

Super location it's very important places to visit .

Beautiful temple with peace

Everyone visit this place very nice and powerfull peacefully place. Work place of Historical man virabrahmendra

Good place Very peaceful environment

It's a wonderful place and a famous temple in Andhra Pradesh. Easy to reach here, the roads are good. There is ample parking space available. Small restaurants are there.it will be very hot in summers. You can get down in temple pond and play here. The god here lord Shiva but the temple is built according to vaishnavite principles. The temple architecture is marvelous. There are many mysteries in this place. The Nandi here growing every day. Earlier people used to circle around Nandi but now there is no space left for taking Circle as the growing Nandi touched one of the piller. There is a pond here and water comes from the mouth of Nandi through out the year. There are many caves here and people says that In olden days people used to travel Kashi and other places through this caves.

Excellent place

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Wonderful place

Real growing Nandi rock

Yaganti dedicated to God Siva and Venkateswara swami. Venkateswara swami Vigraha is in Cave . Nandi vigraha present in Sivalayam ,As per place history ,it is believed that Nandi grow yearly.