Penugonda Travel Information

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Located at a distance of 15 kms from Palakollu & 16 Kms from Tanaku.

Situated here is the famous Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari temple which finds mention in various ancient religious texts. According to a legend, Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari was famous for her beauty. Hearing this, the Chalukyan ruler Vishnu Vardhan proposed to marry her. But being aware of his ignoble intentions, she preferred to end her life by immolation.

Soon after, the king's head is believed to have been shattered into thousand pieces. A temple dedicated to her was then built .Nearby, is the temple of Sri Nageswara Swamy, which houses a huge lingaroopa of the Swamy. An unexplained mystery of this temple is that the sandalwood paste smeared around the linga remains fresh and wet till the next morning.