Sri Endala Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple is located at Ravivalasa Village in Tekkali Mandal, Srikakulam District in Andhra Pradesh. The main murti worshipped in the shrine is known as Sri Yandala Mallikarjuna Swamy. The murti is swayambhu, which appeared on its own. The Shivling is 18 feet in height and 32 feet in width. Lord Rama worshipped the Shivling and did not construct a temple around it as the Shivling was growing. Sri Endala Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple History And Story The popular belief is that the murti worshipped in the temple belongs to the Treta Yuga. Bhagavan Sri Ram on his way back to Ayodhya from Lanka rested on the Sumantha hills at Ravivalasa. Sushena, a physician in Rama’s army, was impressed by the hill. There were numerous medicinal plants in the hill but the still the people in the area suffered from various diseases. Sushena decided to help the people of the region. He took permission from Bhagavan Sri Ram and stayed on at the hill. He did penan