Mogili Sri Mogileeswara Swamy Temple Timings, History

This holy Town Mogili is famous for Lord Shiva Temple famously known as “Mogili Eswara Swamy”. This temple is located at a distance of 90 km from Tirupati on the Tirupathi-Bangalore Highway. This temple is also popularized as “Dakshana Kilasam”. The temple tower of this temple was constructed with great sculpture work. The pond situated in this temple will have water even in the peak summer. This water will come out from Nandhi Statue’s mouth situated next to the pond. According to the inscription belonging to the sixth regional year of Raja Raja Chola, the deity here was Thrimurthyurat Nayanar.

South of this Temple a big hill is situated with a big stone of 3 miles in diameter and more than 100 feet in height. This stone is popularly known as Devara Konda. The main deity of Lord Shiva was first found by Mogilliappa (a former )who later placed it under a Mogili tree, and started worshipping it. That’s why this temple was named “Mogili Eswara Temple”.

The temple faces east and is surrounded by a perimeter wall. There are three gopuras. Apart from the presiding deity, the temple also contains images of Dakshinamurthi Sri Brahma and Sri Vishnu. On the north side of the main temple, is the Kamakshi Devi temple. An amazing feature of this temple is its Pushkarini. No one knows how water comes out of Nandi’s mouth in all seasons.

The Ten-day Brahmothsavam will be held during Sivarathri. Now, this temple is maintained by Bangaru Palem Zamindar’s family. This temple can be reached by bus going to Bangalore from Tirupathi.

Mogili Shiva Temple Timings:

Monday: 4:30 AM to 11:30 AM and 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Tuesday to Sunday: 6:00 AM to 10:30 AM and 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Mogili Sri Mogileeswara Temple Festivals:

Maha Shivaratri
Karthika Pournami
Mukkoti Ekadasi
Dasara
Brahmotsavalu
Ugadi

Mogili Sri Mogileeswara Temple Poojas:

Bilvarchana
Abhishekam
Archana
Kumkumarchana
Panchamruthabhishekam

Temples Near Mogili Eeswara Temple:

Srinivasa Mangapuram Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy temple
Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple
Kanipakam Sri Varasidhi Vinayaka Swamy Temple
Sri Govindaraja swamy temple, Tirupati
Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy temple, Tirupati
Tiruchanur Sri Padmavathi Ammavari temple

How to Reach Sri Mogileeswara Temple:

By Road:
Bangarupalyem APSRTC bus station, Palamaneru APSRTC bus station and Chittoor APSRTC bus station are close to Mogili temple.

By Train:
Chittoor Railway Station is the nearest Railway Station which is 31.2 km and Direct buses are available from Chittoor.

By Air:
Tirupati International Airport is the Nearest Airport which is 118 km from Mogili Temple

Mogili Eswara Swamy Temple Address:

Mogili Sri Mogileeswara Swamy temple
Mogoli Village,
Bangarupalem Mandal,
Chittoor District,
Andhra Pradesh -517429.