Jogulamba Devi

Jogulamba mahadevi
Raodraveekshana lochana
Alampura sthitaa maataa  
Sarvaardha pha siddhidaa   

Brahma performed Yaga to please Sakthi and Siva to request Sakthi in creation of Universe. Sakthi separated from Shiva emerge in the form of Sati and helped Brahma in creation of universe. Brahma sought to give back Sati to Siva. Daksha, son of Brahma performed Yagna with an intention to get Sati as his daughter. Sati born to Daksha and in due course she wanted to marry Shiva. At that time Brahma saw Prudhvi with bad intention and Shiva cut the fifth head of Brahma with his trident. Daksha got angry and withdrawn marriage of Sati with Siva. But Sati attracted with Shiva and married him. Daksha got hatred on Shiva.

Daksha intended to perform Nireeswara Yaga and invited all the Gods except Siva and Sathi in Kailas. Shiva warned Sati not to participate in the Yaga in the absence of invitation. Sati has gone to Yaga with Nandi and other followers. Sati started yoga which is not possible to the Yogis moving her five elements from their origin. Fire erupted from her grave status of body and she self immolated in the fire.

Enraged to the death and insult of Sati, Shiva in meditation got angry and performed Tandava Nruthya. Shiva has cut some hair from his head in Tandava and thrown on earth. The piece of hair burned and Veerabhadra born with thousand hands, and black body. Veerabhadra is so horrible with three angry eyes, Trident and other weapons in the hands along with skulls in the neck. Siva ordered to destroy the Yaga. Veerabhadra with skulls in his neck destroyed the Yaga and Lord Vishnu opposes him using Sudarsana Chakra. But Veerabhadra swallowed the Chakra and Vishnu given way to take revenge on Daksha. Veerabhadra killed Daksha and returned to Kailash. Daksha was given re-birth after affixing the head of a male goat to the body of Daksha.

The Navabrahma Temples in Alampur were built 1300 years ago. All the nine Temples are Shiva temples. Bala Brahmendra Swamy Temple is the main temple among the Nava Brahma Temples. Up to the reconstruction of Jogulamba Temple, the temple is the main worshipping place. The porch, outer extrinsic and temple complex were constructed during the Chalukyas. The Goddess is with angry appearance. The idol is in Bala Brahmendra Swamy temple. The idol of the Goddess is in sitting seal on a corpse having Scorpion, Frog and Lizard on head. The Goddess kept tongue outside in a terrible manner giving accomplishment to the Yogis. Hence called as Jogulamba. The local people believe that though the goddess is angry, the water in the lake of the temple will cool the atmosphere. The idols of Sapta Matrukas, Saraswathi and Veerabhadra will be in the temple. Jogulamba is the mother of Yogis and is the transformation. Devotees used to make darshan of Jogulamba through a window in the Bala Brahmendra Swamy Temple. The present temple was constructed in the year 2008 and calm down appearance idol was established in the new temple. Adi Sankaracharya established Sri Chakra in the temple but at present it could not be appeared in the temple.             

The old temples were washed away along with the village in the floods occurred to Tungabhadra River in the year 2009. There is protection wall around Alampur Town. Alampur is one among the submerged areas in Srisailam Project. The then temple trustee who is an archaeologist felt that the submergence of the town and temples forego their influence, persuaded the Village Elders and utilised the compensation received for reconstruction of the Village for construction of a protection wall around the Village and temples. Though the protection wall is around the village, it is in less height in the west side and too much height on the eastern side like a fort wall. Though the river on the eastern side of the Village flows with high capacity in the rainy season, the flood water could not enter into the village. All the dirty water in the Village mingles into the Jogulamba Vagu in the centre of the town and flow towards Tungabhadra. Since the protection wall objects its flow, the water lift with motor into the River. This temple is under the custody of the Archaeological Survey of India.     

As per local legend of 6th centuray, Rasa Siddha, a hermit has the power of conversion of iron into Gold. Pulakesi, the King of Chalukya Dynasty has handed over the responsibility of construction of Nava Brahma Temple. Rasa Siddha constructed Nava Brahma Temple with nine incarnations of Siva namely Swarga Brahma, Padma Brahma, Viswa Brahma, Arka Brahma, Bala Brahma, Garudha Brahma and Taraka Brahma. It is also said that Brahma had performed a great penance at Alampur for thousands of years, and he pleased Lord Siva who conferred the powers of creation for him. Hence, the deity is also called Brahmeswara and the goddess as Yogini or Jogulamba, a synonym for mother Parvathi.

There is belief that Siddha Rasarnavam is Tantric and conduct of tantric devotion give flow of mercury from the Bala Brahma Linga, Thighs of Subrahmanya, Naval of Ganesh and mouth of Jogulamba can be converted into Gold by using the medicinal herbs.  

The temple kept open from morning 6-00 to Afternoon 12-00 and from evening 4-00 to night 8-00. Entrance fee Rs.200/- per Head. Free meals facility available at Akhila Bharata Brahmana Karivena Nityannadana Satram, Alampur with prior report at the Satram. There are private hotels for accommodation in Alampur.