Macherla Chennakesava Swamy Temple (Lakshmi Chennakeshava Swamy Temple)

Macherla Chennakeshava Swamy Temple

Macherla Chennakeshava Swamy Temple

Lakshmi Chennakeshava Swamy Temple of Macherla is one of the famous Vaishnava Temples in Andhra Pradesh. Macherla is a town located in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.

Lakshmi Chennakeshava swamy temple was built in 1113 AD as a Shaivite Temple. During the reign of Brahma Naidu, it was converted into a Vaishvanite Temple. One of the main reasons why lot of Hindus converted into Buddhism is the animosity between the those worshiping Lord Vishnu and those worshiping Lord Shiva. People got fed up with this constant conflict between both the sects and converted.

Lucky for us, Adi Shankaracharya preached Advaitha Philosophy which says God is One and God is none but YOU. After his preachings, Hindus who converted into Buddhism returned to the fold and thus Buddhism vanished from India.

The main temple is the Sri Laxmi Chennakesava Swamy Temple. It was built around the 13th century A.D. The main gate has one tall Dwajastambam (Flag Staff) Swamy statue which is covered with wood and bronze. Close by are four stone figures viz., Sri Madbhagavathamu, Srimannarayana Avataram, Sriman Mahabharatam, and Srimad Ramayanam. Another temple dedicated to Veerabhadraswamy is located in the Old town. It was built in 18th century A.D.

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