Sri Renuka Yellamma Temple, Venkayapalli

Renuka, also known as Yellamma, is a Hindu goddess worshipped predominantly in the South Indian states. She is also known as the mother of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of the god Vishnu. The temple was built in the memory of Goddess Renuka, the wife of Rishi Jamadagni and mother of Parshuram. It is said that Parshuram wished to spend his life at the feet of his mother and it is because of this reason, the mother-son duo meet every year during the commencement of annual Renuka Fair.          It is said that, In a hurry to bring back his mother life, Parashuram accidentally placed the low-caste woman's head with his mother's body. Sage Jamadagni accepted this new form of his wife Renuka. The original head of Renuka was from then onwards worshipped as Yellamma. And thus the Goddess is referred as Renuka Yellamma.The deity in the temple is the goddess Yellamma or Ellama or Renuka, revered as a fertility goddess.Special Pooja will be performed on  every Tuesday and Friday in Grand manner for Goddess Renuka.           This temple is located  at a distance of 8 KMs from Kurnool  and  Most  of  the devotees  comes from Telangana and Rayalaseema in summer season to worship Goddess Renuka .