Trilinga Sanghameshwara Temple
Sri Sri Sri Trilinga Sanghameshwara Swamy Devalayam is located in Vilasagar village of Karimnagar district
in the state of Telangana, India. It is one of the unique ancient Shiva temples where three linga's
in three inner sanctums in one temple facing east, north and south. Sri Trilinga
Sanghameshwara swamy temple is situated 23 kilometers from Karimnagar town and 12 kilometers from
Vemulawada known as “southern kasi”.
History
Sri Sri Sri Trilinga Sanghameshwara Swamy Devalayam was constructed during the period of Kakatiya king Prola II. The temple entrance from porch, there arethree inner sanctums with three Antharaalam in three sides of Mukha Mandapam.
The dimensions of each Antharaalam and inner sanctums are identical
8 feet 8 inches and 8 feet. Mukha Mandapam dimensions are 24 feet and 24 feet.
Three Shiva lingas are identically same in three inner sanctums which are 5 feet 5 inch height
. Goddess Sri Parvathi Devi on the left-hand side and Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi
located on the right-hand side in Mukha Mandapam. On each inner sanctum Shikharam is constructed in stepped pyramidal form which has ten steps for each. Kalasham is constructed on the
top of each Shikharam which reminds Karnataka Kadamba temple structure. It is also identical to the
Padmakshi temple located in Hanmakonda of Warangal district which is constructed in the name of
“Mailamma” wife of minister “Bethana” during the period of Prola II
according to the Archaeology Department.