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'''Mallikarjuna''', on the Nallamala hills above the Krishna river at '''Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh''', is the second of the twelve [[Jyotirlingas]]. Shiva is worshipped here as Mallikarjuna together with the goddess Bhramaramba — making Srisailam that rarity, a jyotirlinga and a Shakti pitha on one hill. The temple's fortified walls and gopurams carry the patronage of the Kakatiyas, the Reddi kings and Vijayanagara — Krishnadevaraya raised works here, and in 1667 '''Chhatrapati Shivaji endowed the northern gopuram''', binding this southern hill to the swarajya's story.

''This page awaits its full Indopedia treatment — history from inscriptions and chronicles, period images with provenance, and the chain of builders and rebuilders, in the manner of [[Somnath Temple — The Shrine Eternal]]. To take up this temple, see [[Indopedia:Contribute]].''

== Sacred tradition ==
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== The temple in history ==
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== Architecture ==
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== Legacy ==
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[[Category:Jyotirlingas]]