History of the Place
- India is a divine land. Throughout the country there
are a number of Temples devoted to different Gods. Which-
ever part of the country, you visit there are temples, where
in people worship. All the temples are not only famous for
attracting devotees but also for the architectural beauty.
However, the number of temples dedicated to Goddess
Saraswathi are rare in the Country. The oldest among these
is the Vaishnavi temple in Kashmir. The second famous
Saraswathi Temple is the one at Basara (Vasara) in
Adilabad District of Andhra Pradesh. Yet another temple,
which has come to lime light in recent time is at
ANANTHASAGAR in Siddipet Dist of Telangana.
- The rarity and sanctity of this temple is that the Goddess
Saraswathi in the standing posture having Veena in one
hand (Veenapani), a Book and Japmala in the other hands.
At Ananthasagar, along with Goddess Saraswathi the
other idols are Sowbhagyalaxmi and Dakshinakali. These
Goddess also are in the standing position. Also there is
Sivalingam. Yet another rarity to the sight is Lord Hanuman,
facing north side, which is most uncommon in India.
- The name of the place is called SWETHACHALAM
and situated near a village Ananthasagar. It is located on
the hillocks of Ananthasagar village on the Rajiv Rahadari
on the highway from Hyderabad to Karimnagar and 20 km
away from Siddipet town. The place is to the north east
boundary of Medak District and on the border of karimnagar
District . The temple is situated 2km from Sanigaram RTC
Express Bus stop on the Hyderabad – Karimnagar high way.
The distance from Siddipet is 20 km, while that from
Karimnagar is 40 km.
- There are three natural water caves at this place. They
are : Ragi Donelu, Cheekati Donelu and Pala Donelu.
People of this area have a strong belief that these three
Donelu having different tastes of water, cure many
diseases. People use these waters both for bathing and
drinking. The water is always fresh, resembling their
names. There are many standing examples of the cure
of skin diseases and dumb children being able to talk
after bathing in the waters of these caves. People also
use these waters to control the crop diseases. Thus, these
waters have some medicinal value, useful to the
mankind.
- People of the nearby villages say that in olden
days these caves were used by Rishis for their Tapasya
and meditation. Scientists have proved that the water at
Ragidonelu contain Copper oxide, which is a rarity. It is
believed that originally there were eight Caves at this
place, but with the efflux of time and due to natural
calamities, five had collapsed and only three are available now.
SRI SARASWATI YAGNAM
Aksharasweekaram
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