Pedakakani Temple: Timings, Pooja Cost, History

Pedakakani Temple is situated in Pedakakani village of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh. This temple is also known as Bhramaramba Malleswara Swamy Temple and is dedicated to lord Shiva. Each year thousands of devotees visit the Pedakakani Temple. This temple is famous for Rahu Ketu Puja for the childless couples.

Pedakakani Temple History

As per the legends, Sage Bharadwaja in his spiritual journey reached at this place. He made sankalp in performing a Yajna at same place and he invited various other sages. Yajna went great and in the end, they noticed that a crow was eating Havissu which was for the Yajna Karthas.

Sage Bharadwaja was disappointed with this and tried to stop the crow. Crow then told sage that his he was Kakasura who had a boon from Bhrama to eat Havissu. He was cursed to have this crow form.

Crow also told to perform the Abhishekham with the water from holy river and Panchamrutha. As requested Sage Bharadwaj performed the abhishekham and the crow attained his true form.

This temple is build by Krishna Devaraya in 1440 AD.