Mallikarjuna Swamy, or Mallanna, is name used to refer to the Shivling
worshipped at the Srisailam Jyotirlinga Temple
in India .
The temple is also known as Srisailam
Shiva Temple .
The origin of the term ‘Mallikarjuna’ is associated with a flower and a tree.
It is believed that the original Shivling worshipped in
temple was found by a girl under an Arjuna tree. The Shivling was worshipped
with jasmine flowers plucked from a creeper on the Arjuna Tree.
Jasmine flowers flower is known as Malle Poolu or Malle Poo
in local language. The name of the flower and the tree was combined to give the
name to the Shivling – Mallikarjuna.