Edupayala - Vana Durga Bhavani Temple

Edupayalu a small village in medak is a holy place for hindus as it has a great historical significance.This is the place where seven rivulets meet at a point. Here the temple of durga maatha is of one of the most famous and powerful temple in telangana region in andhrapradesh.
The temple of Sri Edupayala Vana Durga Bhavani is located in Nagasanpalli, Papannapet Mandal, Medak District, and 140km from Nizamabad and 112km from Hyderabad and just 18km from medak. By vehicle it takes less than 2hoursfrom Hyderabad to reach this place. Route Map from Hyderabad is take left from Gandi Misamma Circle towards Dindigul. The way is full of forest & beautiful green fields .one can go to this place by a own vehicle or by bus from Hyderabad, medak and nizamabad. The temple is located in the Pedda Gutta Soramgam which is also called as Garuda Ganga and the temple is situated where the Manjeera river flows in a small distance.
One must go to this place in rainy season where the nature of forest and green fields makes this place more beautiful.
History of temple n place:- The specialty of this temple is it is formed with the names of seven sages who are famous in the Indian mythology and the names are Jamadagni, Atri, Kasyapa, Viswamitra, Vasistha, Bharadwaja and Gowtama, and a feast is celebrated every year during the time of Shiva Ratri and the name of that feast is Seven Payala jaatara.
This temple is formed in the 12th century . The goddess Durga (vanadurga)is originated first in the Paapanna Pet Mandalam at Nagsanpalli region out skirts. The feast is celebrated for one week every year starting from the Shiva Ratri season. Once upon a time this area is very silent with no population and human being wandering there but after the origin of this Durga temple, the Seven branches of river Manjeera became very famous with a number of devotees . The idol of the goddess is situated in the middle of these 7rivulets 3 front n four back.
Every year more than 20lakh people worship goddess vanadurga and do customary bath in the 7rivers and pray the goddess vanadurga for the good cultivation and better living in the time of shivaratri and durgashtami . Here thousands of devotees pitch up their makeshift tents around the temple for three days jaatara of goddess vanadurga devi. Here thousands of devotee give cut(bali) of sheep and hen as a nivedana to the goddess to fulfil their wishes.
The festival begins on the day of Sivaratri and is followed by Bandi Utsavam on Monday where hundreds of decorated bullock carts from 32 villages go around the temple and concludes on Tuesday with the rathothsavam. Every year, around thirty lakhs of devotees worship the Goddess Durga. To watch this occasion the devotees not only from our country come here but from various parts of the country come to worship goddess Durga. The Manjeera River which had its origin at Beedar and flowing at Medak and Nizamabad districts is acting as the sub division of the river.
Speciality of edupayala:- The manjeera river(a tributary to Godavari river) is divided into 7rivulets(or streams in telugu) in which the first rivulet is divided into two i.e., vashishta and jamadaagni .then from vashishta the vishwamitra will start flowing from the back of the temple and combine with the vaashishta which flows front to temple.the two rivulets gowthama and bharadwaja bore from the jamadaagni and flow in the back of the temple.then the aathreya and kaashyapi flow from the front of the goddess which makes edupayalu of sri Vana Durga Devi. Pilligrims believe that .
In rainy season the river water flow in heights and reach the legs of goddess vanadurga devi to watch this thousands of devotees not only from andrapradesh but also from the other states come to edupayala.
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