Atmakur, DC: The ancient Sangameswara temple which remains under water for 10 months in a year, has once again risen from the backwaters of the Srisailam reservoir.
The temple which resurfaces every year in April or the first week of May rose late this year. This is mainly because there was sufficient water in the reservoir this year. The temple is located in the Atmakur sub-division of Kurnool district.
Temple has remained submerged since the construction of the Srisailam reservoir in 1980. The temple re-surfaced in 2003 after 23 years and several pujas were conducted.
Thousands of devotees throng this temple every year to offer prayers to Lord Sangameswara. Things were different this year since muddy water prevented them from reaching the temple for the past two weeks.
The temple priest Telakapalli Raghurama Sharma with the help of local fishermen reached the temple by wading through the mud. The temple was cleaned and the priest performed special pujas. These pujas will be conducted in the temple on the next three Mondays and thousands of devotees are expected to visit the temple to receive the darshan of the Lord.
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