The Ardhagiri Sri veerajaneya Swamy temple also known as Aragonda is located 76 kms from Tirupati very near

to the famous temple Kanipakam This hill is known !y the name "Ardhagiri# $Ardha means half and %iri means mountain& 'istory( )avana the demon king of *anka was advised !y many+ including his !rother Sri ,i!ishana to return Sri Sita -evi to Sri )ama and surrender $Saranagatham& All the good council to him fell on the deaf ears and )avana had shown no inclination to return Sri Sita -evi and in fact adamant not to do so The inevita!le war ensued !etween Sri )ama+ a!ly assisted !y the monkey and !ear warriors and )avana assisted !y the demon warriors with maya sakthi -uring the course of war+ )avana had lost many of his a!lest warriors+ and Sri )ama.s side was seeing the face of victory /ven then )avana did not feel the necessity to surrender !ecause of his vanity and unfounded pride in Sri Sita -evi.s capture 'e sends for 0nderjeet 12aganath3 his only son now left !ehind with him 'e instructs 0nderjeet to march forward for the 4arfield and !lesses him for the victory According to legend+ during Tretayuga+ 'anuman !rought Sanjeeva 5arvatham so as to save lots of *akshmana during a war once *akshmana fell unconscious Throughout the journey+ 678 Sanjeeva 5arvatham fell+ and also the place wherever it landed came is thought as Aragonda Aragonda+ at the start is named as Aragonda $0n Telugu language+ "Ara# $sounds Araw& means 'alf and "Konda# $sound Kon-a& suggests that 'ill or 2ountain& 0n Ardhagiri+ its !elieved that Sanjeevaraya 5ushkarini $pond containing the holy water& neer gets dried nor spoiled+ even once un!roken for long periods of your time 9nce devotees drink this theerham $or holy water& from the Sanjeevaraya 5ushkarini+ all kinds of diseases have gotten cured This famous Aragonda Anjaneya Swamy Temple that draws devotees from so much and wide contains a legend )amayana is one amongst the cele!rated epics of 0ndia 0ts !elieved that Sita+ wife of *ord )ama was kidnapped !y the mighty )avana+ the -emon King+ and un!roken as an unfortunate at *anka $now Srilanka&+ the island kingdom of )avana )ama with the assistance of monkeys waged a war and killed )avana to induce !ack Sita -uring the !attle *akshmana+ the younger !rother of )ama was !attling with )avana 'e !ecame unconscious once one amongst the arrows of )avana hit him Therefore the medical man needed an her! referred to as "Sanjeevani# to resurrect *akshmana 0t is !elieved that Sanjeevaraya 5ushkarini $pond containing the holy water& neer gets dried nor spoiled+ even once un!roken for long periods of your time 9nce devotees drink this theerham $or holy water& from the Sanjeevaraya 5ushkarini+ all kinds of diseases have gotten cured