Pathala Ganga

In the backwaters of the River Krishna, Pathala Ganga is the holy place. The Pathala Ganga is a beautiful place to visit in Srisailam. Religious people can take a holy dip in the river Krishna here. To keep the followers safe from the strong currents of the river, steps and iron chains are set up for them to use. 

Views of the large lake, the beautiful mountains, and the lush green Nallamala Forest can be seen from this spot. People often go there to get the best views of the River Krishna in Srisailam. It is behind the Srisailam Dam, and people can see the floodgates from this point. Pathala is also where you can rent boats to go on rides and to the Akkamahadevi Caves.

Activities at the Pathala Ganga 

•    To get to Pathala, you can take a ropeway from the Haritha Hotel (Ropeway Centre). By going up the ropeway, you can see the backwaters of Srisailam Dam and the hills around it in a way that no one else can.

•    Pathala Ganga also has boating, and the trips generally last for twenty minutes. It is a nice place to go boating. The boating experience makes it worth visiting during the Srisailam tour package.

What is the significance of Pathala Ganga Srisailam?

Pathala is a holy place where people can swim in the Krishna River. It is about 1 km from the Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple. It's 3 km to Sakshi Ganapathi. People think that Lord Ganesha in this temple keeps track of all the pilgrims who come to see him.

Srisailam Pathala Ganga has how many steps?

A lot of people bathe in the River Krishna at Pathala before going to Srisailam Temple to see the goddess. To get to Pathala Ganga, you have to walk down about 500 steps from the Hanuman Temple (Haritha Hotel). It's about 1500 feet below, and there are nice steps to help you get there. A great many religious people feel lucky when they bathe in the Pathala Ganga.

What is the story of Patalganga?

According to the Mahabharata, Arjuna got groundwater, called Patalganga, when Bhishm was about to die. He did this by shooting an arrow into the ground, which made a hole and a stream.