Jogulamba Alampur
जोगुलाम्बा देवी — अलम्पुर, तेलंगाना
One of the eighteen Maha Shakti Peethas — the fierce Mother Jogulamba of Alampur on the Tungabhadra, the “Dakshina Kashi,” home of the ancient Navabrahma temples.
ज्ञान-वचन · Shakti Peethas & the Devi
शिवः शक्त्या युक्तो यदि भवति शक्तः प्रभवितुम्।
शिव भी शक्ति से युक्त होकर ही सृजन में समर्थ होते हैं।
“Only when united with Shakti is Shiva able to create.”
Jogulamba of Alampur जोगुलाम्बा
Where the Tungabhadra bends to meet the Krishna, Alampur — called the Dakshina Kashi (Kashi of the South) — holds the seat of Jogulamba, one of the eighteen Maha Shakti Peethas. Here tradition holds that the upper teeth of Sati fell, and the Mother is worshipped in a fierce, seated form.
The fierce seated Devi
Jogulamba is enshrined in a terrible, powerful form, seated upon a corpse with scorpion, frog and lizard about her — the raw, untamed face of the Mother, deeply revered by Shakta sadhaks.
The Navabrahma temples
Around her stand the ninth-century Navabrahma temples — nine exquisite early Chalukyan shrines to Shiva — making Alampur a jewel of ancient Deccan temple art.
Destroyed and reborn कथा
As Shiva bore Sati and Vishnu's chakra divided her, the upper teeth are said to have fallen at Alampur, and the Mother took her seat as Jogulamba. The shrine was destroyed in 1390 during invasions; the Devi was sheltered for centuries, and the temple was rebuilt and reconsecrated in 2005 — a return of the Mother to her ancient seat.
So Jogulamba is a Peeth of endurance: broken by history, yet restored by the devotion of her children.
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥
namas-tasyai namas-tasyai namas-tasyai namo namaḥ ॥
Seva at the sanctum पूजा
Jogulamba is served through the day; the Navabrahma temples nearby are open to visit. Timings shift a little with the season — confirm locally.
| Seva / Aarti | Approx. time |
|---|---|
| Mangala Aarti | Early morning |
| Nitya puja | Morning to afternoon |
| Sandhya Aarti | Evening |
| Special seva | Navratri |
Offerings
Kumkum, flowers, coconut and sweets; the fierce Mother is worshipped with special Shakta rites during Navratri.
The Bala Brahmeshwara & Navabrahma
The Bala Brahmeshwara temple and the nine Navabrahma shrines share the sacred site — Shiva and Shakti together at Alampur.
Festivals पर्व
Sharad Navaratri
The great nine nights of Jogulamba, the peak season at Alampur.
Chaitra Navaratri
The spring nine-nights of the Mother.
Mahashivaratri
Celebrated at the Bala Brahmeshwara and Navabrahma temples.
Kali Puja
A night of Shakta worship of the fierce Mother.
Yatra guide यात्रा
✈️ By Air
Hyderabad airport is ~200 km.
🚉 By Train
Kurnool City (~25 km, across the river) is the nearest convenient railhead.
🚗 By Road
~25 km from Kurnool; ~200 km from Hyderabad by road.
🗓️ Best time
Navaratri is grand; Oct–Feb is pleasant for the temple-art circuit.
🏛️ Nearby
The ninth-century Navabrahma temples, the Tungabhadra ghats, and Srisailam (a onward Devi-Jyotirlinga yatra).
🙏 Note
Alampur is a treasure of early Deccan architecture — allow time for the Navabrahma shrines.