Hyderabad: Matsya Avataram in Hari Hara Kshetram
(WorldNews India)

Hyderabad: In a small place called Jillelaguda in Hyderabad there is a Lord Venkateswara temple in the Matsya Avataram form. Since the head of Lord Venkateswara is in the form of a Lingam, the temple is known as a Hari Hara Kshetram because Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva reside under one roof. In Dhanur month, you cannot see the form of the Avataram as no Abhishekam is done in this month. The 500-year-old temple is one of its kind in the entire country. It has also a Swayambhu Vigraham. Legend has it that the original temple, which existed in 1600, was destroyed by the Mughals and the icon was thrown nearby. In the late 1700s, Chandu Lal Sadan, who was later called Maharaja...