There are several cave temples adjacent to the main temple in Yaganti. They believe that misfortunes will vanish from their lives with the darshan of Yaganti Uma Maheshwara. The Yaganti temple has been frequented by sages and common folk who wish to cultivate the habit of living righteously. Since then, no cawing can be heard at the temple. Irritated by the sound, Agastya cursed the crows and said that they could not hover around Yaganti. It is said that Agastya, one day, when he was meditating, a pack of crows descended on the region and started cawing loudly. The temple authorities say that the story could have been about Sage Agastya. Legend has it that a sage cursed the species after being disturbed while in deep meditation. No crows have been seen at this cave temple since time immemorial.

Why are crows absent from this temple premises?Ĭrows are conspicuous by their absence at the Sri Uma Maheswara Temple. Then a temple for Lord Shiva and Goddess Uma Maheshwari was built. Then sage requested a statue of Goddess Parvathy and it was granted to him. Pleased by his penance lord Shiva appeared in front of the sage and asked him to build a temple for himself as the place of the temple is like the Kailasa. Upset by this, the sage decided to perform penance. However, the statue that was made for the temple could not be installed as the idol’s toenail broke.

It is believed that Sage Agastya wanted to build a temple for Lord Venkateswara at this site. The temple houses the combined idol of Shiva and Goddess Parvati - Ardhanareeshwara. The temple has been built according to Vaishnavite tradition. The temple is also known as the Sri Yaganti Uma Maheshwari Temple and is dedicated to Shiva. The Yaganti Temple lies in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. The constant level of water at a particular elevation in the temple tank around the calendar, ever-growing sacred bull statue and no caws of crows are the mysteries of the Yanganti Temple which is located in a lush greenish area in the middle of the mountains.

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