Yaganti Temple

Yaganti is a Shiva temple set in a fold of the Erramala hills in the Kurnool–Nandyal belt of Andhra Pradesh, where the Lord is worshipped as Sri Uma Maheswara Swamy — Shiva and Parvati together in a single stone image rather than as separate idols. The present temple is credited to the Vijayanagara period, to Harihara Bukka Raya of the Sangama line in the 15th century, though the site's worship is held to be much older. Its most talked-about feature is the large stone Nandi in front of the sanctum, which devotees say is slowly growing; the Archaeological Survey of India has attributed a measurable increase to the mineral composition of the rock. Water flows year-round from the hillside through a carved Nandi mouth into the temple's Pushkarini, where pilgrims bathe before darshan, and the rock face above holds caves associated with sage Agastya, with Venkateswara, and with the seer Potuluri Veera Brahmendra Swami, who tradition holds wrote part of his Kala Gnanam here.

• Stays near the shrine — so elders aren't driven back and forth at 4am.
• Private transfers — pick-up from your door, not a meeting point.
• Meals that suit the group — including pure-veg and fasting requirements.
• Group travel — 4 people or 40, one coordinator, one itinerary.
• Someone on the phone — when you're in a queue three states from home.

Most of the people we send on yatra are over 55, or booking for parents who are. We plan shorter driving days, stays within walking distance where the shrine allows it, and we'll tell you honestly if a site involves a long climb or a trek before you pay — not after.

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