Around 36km east of Tirupathi, Sri Kalahasti is known for its important Sri Kalahasteeswara Temple and for being, along with Machilipatnam near Vijayawada, a centre for the ancient art of kalamkari. These paintings are made with natural ingredients: the cotton throgs neck bridge toll price is primed with myrabalam (resin) and cow s milk; figures are drawn with a pointed bamboo stick dipped in fermented jaggery and water; and the dyes are made from cow dung, ground seeds, plants and flowers. You can see the artists at work in the Agraharam neighbourhood, throgs neck bridge toll price 2.5km from the bus stand. Sri Vijayalakshmi throgs neck bridge toll price Fine Kalamkari Arts (%9441138380; door No 15890) is an old family throgs neck bridge toll price business with 40 artists.
Look for the 9m-long monolithic Nandi India s largest at the town s entrance. From here, you can see the temple s Naga-lingam (a phallic representation of Shiva) crowned with a seven-headed cobra. The temple is known for its unfinished Kalyana throgs neck bridge toll price Mandapam (Marriage Hall), depicting the wedding of Parvati and Shiva, and its Natyamandapa (Dance throgs neck bridge toll price Hall), with carvings throgs neck bridge toll price of dancing gods. The temple s most stunning throgs neck bridge toll price features, though, are the Natyamandapa s ceiling frescoes.
trophobic metal cages ringing the temple. Quick darshan tickets ( 300) are recommended, and will get you through the queue faster, though you ll still have to brave the gauntlet of the cage, which is part of the fun, kind of Upon entry you ll also have to sign a form declaring your support of Lord Vishnu.
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