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Sri Uma Maheswara Temple also called as Yaganti temple, located at Yaganti, Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh and also dedicated to Lord Shiva. Sri Yaganti Uma Maheswara temple is believed to be built in the 15th century the king Harihara Bukka Raya of Sangama Dynasty Vijayanagara Empire. The mythology was that the sage Lord Agastyar, one of the saptarshis (seven sages) who are extolled at many places in the Vedas and also a revered Vedic sage and earliest Siddhar, wished to build a temple for Lord Venkateswara (Lord Vishnu) at Yaganti.
The presiding deity of Sri Uma Maheswara temple is Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati in a single stone. There is a cave called Agastya cave where saint Agastya said to have performed penance towards Lord Shiva. The idol of Lord Vishnu which was said to be damaged was also found in one of the cave of the temple called Venkateswara cave. The Nandi, the mount of Lord Shiva, present in this temple is believed to be increasing in its size. The researchers says that the rock out of which Nandi made has a growing nature. And it was calculated that the idol Nandi grows about 10 mm per eight years.
Festivals
Maha Shivratri – February/March
By Road
It is connected by state transport to Hyderabad, Tirupati, Chittoor, Cuddapah, Kurnool, Nellore and Chennai which is 24 km from the place Allagadda and is also connected to other major cities.
By Train
The nearest railway station to Sri Uma Maheswara Temple is Secunderabad railway station which is about 7 Km from the temple.
By Air
The nearest airport to Sri Uma Maheswara Temple is Rajiv Gandhi International airport, Hyderabad which is about 12 Km from the temple.
