Serene Srisailam, 232 Km south of Hyderabad is situated on the bank of the river Krishna. The 512-meter long Srisailam Dam located here is surrounded by natural beauty. On the south bank of Krishna River, in the Nallamalai forest, on a 457 meter high hill is the Bhramaramba Mallikarjunaswamy temple, it is one of the 12 'Jyothirlingas' in India. The temple is also the seat of Mahakali in the form of Bhramaramba. It is said that Vrishabha, the sacred bull of lord Shiva appeared before him, with his consort Parvati in the form of Mallikarjuna and Bhramaramba. A massive fort, with 6 meter high walls encloses the temple enclosure include the Sahasra Linga, Panchapandava temples and Vata Vriksha. The most appealing featur4e of this temple is that any one of any caste or creed can touch the deity and worship here.
At Sikharam, the highest of Srisailam hills, is Sikhareswara Swamy, a temple dedicated Lord Shiva. Another beautiful temple is Sri Ganapathi Temple, dedicated to Lord Ganesh.
Srisailam wild life sanctuary, which covers areas in five adjoining districts, has tigers Panthers, Spotted Deer, gaint squirrels, great lizards, pangolins, crocodiles, civets and a variety of snakes.
