Kuravi veerabhadraswami temple

Sati was the youngest daughter of Daksha, the chief of the gods. When Sati grew up she set her heart on Shiva, worshipping him in secret. In the Swayamvara of Sati, Daksha invited all gods and princes except Shiva. Sati cast her wreath into air, calling upon Shiva to receive the garland; and behold he stood in midst of the court with the wreath about his neck. Daksha had no choice but to get Sati married with Shiva.
One day Daksha made arrangements for a great horse sacrifice, and invited all the gods omitting only Shiva. Sati was enraged by this deliberate exclusion of Shiva and set out to attend, and confront her father Daksha. She instructed her father that Shiva was in fact the Supreme Being of the Universe and demanded her father invite Shiva to no avail. Daksha then went on to insult Shiva; and as Sati's rage at the disrespect toward Shiva peaked, she declared to her father, "I will tolerate no more of your filth" and she released the inner consuming fire, and fell dead at Daksha's feet.
Then Sarvajna Lord Shiva came to know about this incident through meditation and became furious at the non-righteous yagna. Shiva burned with anger, and tore a lock of hair, glowing with energy in Kailasa. At that moment, was born Lord Veerabhadra, the destroyer of Ajnana, sprang from it, his tall body reached the high heavens, he was dark as the clouds, he had a thousand arms, three burning eyes, and fiery hair; he wore a garland of skulls and carried terrible weapons.

Destroy Daksha yagnam :

 

Shiva directed Virabhadra: "Lead my army against Daksha and destroy his sacrifice; fear not the Brahmanas, for thou art a portion of my very self". On this direction of Shiva, Virabhadra appeared with Shiva's ganas in the midst of Daksha's assembly like a storm and broke the sacrificial vessels, polluted the offerings, insulted the priests and finally cut off Daksha's head, trampled on Indra, broke the staff of Yama, scattered the gods on every side; then he returned to Kailash. When confronted with Vishnu, according to Skanda Purana, Vīrabhadra swallows his chakra and this causes Lord Vishnu to act wisely.

After the destruction of Daksha's sacrifice, the defeated gods sought Brahma and asked his counsel. Brahma advised the gods to make their peace with Shiva. Brahma himself went with them to Mount Kailash. Brahma prayed to lord Shiva to pardon Daksha and to mend the broken limbs of gods and rishis. The compassionate lord(Shiva) took pity on Daksha and restored the burnt head of Daksha with that of a goat's head, and the broken limbs were made whole. Then the devas including Brahma asked the forgiveness of lord Shiva and invited him to the yagna. There Daksha looked on him with reverence, the rite was duly performed, and then all the gods and rishis saluted Shiva and departed to their places.

Festivals:

“Maha Siva rathiri” "Bathukamma", "Bonalu", etc. are the main festivals that are highly celebrated with utmost devotion.

Transportation :


Kuravi temple:
It is about 11 Km away from the Mahabubabad Railway Station & Bus Station. Auto Rickshaws,City Buses,Luxury Buses are available from Mahabubabad Railway Station & Bus Station.

Connectivity to Mahabubabad:
Mahabubabad (commonly and informally known as Manukota ), is the official name of a place or location in Warangal District of Andhra Pradesh State in India. It is the second largest town and second biggest revenue division in area and population, after Warangal in Warangal District. It is well known for its historical and traditional importance. Mahabubabad is 180 km northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad.
Airport Connectivity:

The nearest airport is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, 200 km, and the nearest aerodrome at Warangal 60 km, (This is being under upgradation to the level of airport, by the joint participation of AAI and Govt. of A.P).
Vijayawada Airport (distanced approximately 150 km).

Rail Connectivity:
Mahabubabad is well connected to all the major cities in India by rail. Mahabubabad has one of the busiest railway stations in the Kazipet-Vijayawada route. Kazipet is the Zonal/Divisional headquarters. Kazipet/Warangal is about approx 70 km from Mahabubabad and is a major railway junction, which also includes a diesel-electric locomotive facility. Kazipet is also known as the GATEWAY TO NORTH INDIA.
Famous trains which halt at this station include Charminar Express, Padmavathi Express, Satavahana Express, Intercity Express, Simhapuri Express, Golconda Express, Navjivan Express, Dakshin Express, etc. It is located 61 km from Warangal and 47 km from Khammam.

Road Connectivity:
The temple is located in Kuravi. It is about 11 Km away from the Mahabubabad Railway Station & Bus Station and is well connected by city bus service.

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