Anantpur – A City of Beautiful And Ancient

Temples

I was on an official trip to Puttaparthi, when my colleague,

Ranjan, suggested that we take a trip to the quaint and spiritual

city of Anantpur. I did not know much about this city that is

located just 80 kms north of Puttaparthi, except that it features the

famous Lepakshi temple. Since I love travelling and the next day

being a Sunday, I agreed with my colleagues plan.

We rose early the next morning and took the Howrah Express

departing at 7:50 from the Sai P Nilayam Station. Ranjan had

brought along one of his friends, Suresh, who was a frequent

traveler to the city. We reached Anantpur station in about 1 hour

and 15 min and after enjoying a heavy breakfast we proceeded

directly to the Lepakshi temple.

Suresh told us that the temple is famous for its great collection of

mural paintings belonging to the era of the Vijaynagar Kings. He

also informed us that the temple houses three shrines dedicated to

Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and Lord Virabhadra. However, despite

everything that Suresh had told us, we were simply not prepared

for the grandeur and majesty of the temple.

The ancient sculptures adorning the walls of the temple are

simply breathtaking. As promised, the ancient murals decorating

the ceilings were simply superb and feast for the eyes of an art

lover. We were also astounded by the vastness of the structure and

it took us almost till late afternoon to complete a tour of the entire

complex.

We skipped lunch and Suresh, who was now our official guide,

took us to visit Thimmamma Marrimanu, which is the sight of the

world’s biggest tree. This is a banyan tree whose branches are

spread over an area of 5 acres and which earned a place in the

Guinness Book of World Records in 1989. There is also a temple

dedicated to Thimmamma, situated under the tree.

By the time we had explored the Thimmamma Marrimanu we

were feeling tired and hungry. So we placed an order for online

food delivery at railway station and boarded the Prashanti Express

at 6:20 to get back to Puttaparthi.

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