{"id":51316,"date":"2025-06-22T17:27:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T11:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=51316"},"modified":"2025-06-23T17:38:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:08:40","slug":"balkampet-yellamma-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/balkampet-yellamma-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Balkampet Yellamma Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Balkampet Yellamma Temple Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nita Ambani, the wife of billionaire Mukesh Ambani\u2013 Asia\u2019s richest man\u2013 recently donated Rs 1 crore to Balkampet Yellamma Temple in Telangana.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Balkampet Yellamma Temple<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Hindu temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in Balkampet, <\/span><b>Hyderabad, Telangana.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is dedicated to <\/span><b>Goddess Yellamma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, considered a form of Renuka, the mother of Lord Parashurama.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as <\/span><b>Yellamma Pochamma Temple.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>origins <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trace back to the <\/span><b>15th century<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when a rock bearing the <\/span><b>sculpture of the goddess was discovered 10 feet underground<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during a well-digging excavation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The immovable idol was seen as a divine sign, leading to the construction of the temple on the same spot.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over centuries, the temple has <\/span><b>undergone several renovations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with the <\/span><b>current structure established in 1919.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Two major festivals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> celebrated at the temple are <\/span><b>Bonalu Jathara and Yellamma Kalyanotsavam.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Balkampet Yellamma Temple <\/b><b>Architecture<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple is built in the <\/span><b>Dravidian style<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of architecture and is <\/span><b>one of the oldest temples in Hyderabad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> city.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>idol <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was found <\/span><b>10 feet deeper to the ground<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and was <\/span><b>built as a huge temple.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple has a <\/span><b>big temple tower, or raja gopuram. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <\/span><b>several inscriptions and carvings on the wall<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other shrines inside the complexes are Goddess Sri Pochamma, Goddess Rajarajeshwari, Goddess Nagadevta, and Lord Ganesha. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.india.com\/viral\/mukesh-ambani-wife-nita-ambani-makes-big-decision-decides-to-donate-rs-1-crore-to-balkampet-yellamma-temple-telangana-ammavari-kalyana-mahotsavam-7895894\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">INDIA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balkampet Yellamma Temple, also called Yellamma Pochamma Temple, is a Hindu temple in Hyderabad, Telangana, dedicated to Goddess Yellamma. 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