Sri Mallikarjunar Temple is a Lord Shiva temple in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the padal petra sthalam and Lord Shiva here was worshipped by Sundarar.
It is one of the important Shiva temple in the southern India and is one the 12 Jyotirlingams of India.
Padal Petra Sthalam
This is one of the 276 temples mentioned in Devaram which are collections of songs of these temples by Thirunavukkarasar, Thirugnasambandar, Sundarar and Manickavasagar. These collection of songs composed by the great saints describe many of these temples, deities, history, legends, sthala vruksha, temple ponds and other details about the god and temple.
