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Srikalahasti

The air-element linga, named for a spider, a serpent and an elephant that each worshipped it and won release; the site where Kannappa offered his eyes. Renovated by Rajendra Chola I; Krishnadevaraya's 1516 tower collapsed in 2010 and was reconsecrated in 2017.

Sources: Srikalahasteeswara Temple — Wikipedia; Kannappa — Wikipedia · see Srikalahasti's web

Relations 1

Srikalahasti home of

Shiva (God) Shaiva · The spider, the snake and the elephant
As the air linga.

Stories 2

Kannappa gives his eyes
Legend · as the place · 2 tellings
The spider, the snake and the elephant
Temple legend · as the place · 1 telling

Cited

Srikalahasteeswara Temple — Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Kannappa — Wikipedia Encyclopedia