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{{short description|Hindu temple in India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2020}}
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| name               = Jogulamba Temple
| image              = Jogulamba temple gopuram alampur.JPG
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| caption            = Gopuram of Jogulamba temple
| map_type           = India #India Telangana
| map_caption        = Location in Telangana
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| religious_affiliation = [[Hinduism]]
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| coordinates        = {{coord|15|52|37.2|N|78|07|55.2|E|display=inline,title}}
| country            = [[India]]
| state              = [[Telangana]]
| district           = [[Jogulamba Gadwal district]]
| location           = [[Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal district|Alampur]]
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| deity              = [[Devi]]
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| architecture_style = [[Hindu temple architecture|Dravidian]]
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'''Jogulamba temple''' is a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] temple dedicated to Goddess Jogulamba, a form of [[Shakti]] located in [[Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal district|Alampur]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]. The temple is one of the Maha [[Shakti Peetha]]s, a group of eighteen (Ashtadasa) temples considered the most significant [[shrines]] and pilgrimage destinations in [[Shaktism]]. Alampur is located on the banks of the [[Tungabhadra River|Tungabhadra river]] near its confluence with [[Krishna River|Krishna river]]. Jogulamba temple is located in the same complex as that of the [[Alampur Navabrahma Temples|Navabrahma Temples]], a group of nine Shiva temples built in the seventh-eighth century CE.

The principal deities at the Jogulamba temple are Jogulamba and Balabrahmeswara, a form of Shiva. In this temple Goddess Jogulamba is seen seated on a corpse with scorpion, frog, and lizard on the head. The word Jogulamba is said to be derived from the Telugu word ''Yogula Amma'' which means ''Mother of Yogis''. In 2019, the temple was included under the PRASAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation Advancement Drive) scheme of the Government of India.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chandrasekhar|first=K.|date=2019-08-27|title=Jogulamba temple gets Centre's 'Prasad'|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/jogulamba-temple-gets-centres-prasad-558610|access-date=2020-10-27|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Location ==
Alampur is located approximately 220&nbsp;km south of Hyderabad and is accessible through Hyderabad-Bangalore highway. Jogulamba temple is located in the same complex as that of the [[Alampur Navabrahma Temples|Navabrahma Temples]], a group of nine temples dedicated to [[Shiva]] built in the seventh and eighth century CE by the [[Badami Chalukyas]].<ref name=":0">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9cxI2KZzekC&q=chalukya+temples|title=Chalukyan Temples of Andhradesa By B. R. Prasad|isbn=9780391028531|access-date=2009-03-25|last1=Rajendra Prasad|first1=B.|year=1983}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Alampur, Temples of Andhra Pradesh|url=http://www.templenet.com/Andhra/alampur.html|access-date=2009-03-25}}</ref><ref name="mahabubnagar.nic.in">{{cite web|title=Mahabubnagar-NIC|url=http://mahabubnagar.nic.in/TourismNew.php?t=1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403074857/http://mahabubnagar.nic.in/TourismNew.php?t=1|archive-date=3 April 2016|access-date=14 June 2016|website=mahabubnagar.nic.in}}</ref>

== History ==
{{main article|Daksha Yaga|Shakti Peethas}}
[[File:Dakshayani.jpg|thumb|Shiva carrying the corpse of [[Sati (goddess)|Sati]] Devi]]
Jogulamba temple is regarded as a Shakti Peetha where [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati Devi]]'s upper teeth fell. The mythology of [[Daksha yajna|Daksha yagna]] and Sati's self immolation is the origin story of [[Shakti Peethas]]. The original temple was reportedly built in seventh century CE. It was grounded by [[Bahmani Sultanate|Bahmani Sultans]] in 1390 CE. Vijayanagara Emperor [[Harihara II|Harihara Raya II]] was said to have sent his army to fight the Bahamani Sultan's army and fortified the temple complex to stop further attacks.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Kolluru|first=Pallavi|title=Alampur temple town beckons one and all|url=https://telanganatoday.com/alampur-temple-town-beckons-one-all|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Bhoomi|first=Vivek|title=This ancient temple town is the Kashi of south|url=https://telanganatoday.com/this-ancient-temple-town-is-the-kashi-of-south|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}}</ref> It was said that the main idol was shifted to the nearby Bala Brahma temple in the [[Alampur Navabrahma Temples|Navabrahma]] temple complex. Since then, the idol had been worshipped in a secluded place in the Bala Brahma temple. Jogulamba temple was rebuilt at its former location in 2005 and the original idol was installed in the new temple.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-31|title=ఐదవ శక్తి పీఠం అలంపూర్ జోగులాంబ|url=https://www.manatelangana.news/special-story-about-alampur-jogulamba-temple/|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Mana Telangana|language=en-US|quote=14 వ శతాబ్దంలో బహమనీ సుల్తాన్ ఈ ఆలయంపై దాడి చేసి ధ్వంసం చేశారు. అయితే, ఈ దాడిలో ఆలయం దెబ్బతిన్నా, జోగులాంబ అమ్మవారు, ఆమె శక్తి రూపాలైన చండీ, ముండీలను సమీపంలోని బాల బ్రహ్మేశ్వర స్వామి ఆలయంలో దాచి పెట్టారు. అప్పటి నుంచి 2005 వరకు అమ్మవారు ఇదే ఆలయంలో కొలువై పూజలు అందుకున్నారు. 2005లో కొత్త ఆలయాన్ని నిర్మించి అమ్మవారిని పునః ప్రతిష్టించారు.}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
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File:Jogulamba temple silhoute.jpg|Silhouette of Jogulamba temple
File:Alampur India (9).JPG|Jogulmba temple near the complex of [[Alampur Navabrahma Temples|Navabrahma temples]]
File:Alampur India (10).JPG|Temple gopuram
File:Jogulamba temple.jpg|Temple gopuram in the evening
File:Jogulamba temple alampur.JPG|[[Dhwaja Stambha]]m of Jogulamba temple
File:Jogulamba temple 3.jpg|Panoramic view of the temple cluster; Jogulamba temple in the left corner
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Hindu Temples in Telangana}}
{{Shaktism}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Telangana]]
[[Category:Shakti Peethas]]
[[Category:Shaktism]]