Chennai To Kalahasti Tour Package - Sri Garuda Travels Kalahasti Tour Package From Chennai - Sri Garuda Travels The name of Srikalahasti Temple is deduced from a notorious mythological legend. The myth states that a spider (Sri), a snake (Kala), and an giant (Hasti) used to worship Lord Shiva in the city to attain Moksha. Thus, during the Pallava period in the 5th century, the Srikalahasti Temple was erected by Krishnadevraya, the king of the Vijayanagara Empire. The Chola Kingdom brought about numerous changes in the structure of this tabernacle in the 11th century. Chennai To Kalahasti Tour Package , the tabernacle was further developed by expanding the tabernacle complex, emendations, the addition of some new structures, etc during the reign of the Chola area as well as the Vijayanagara Dynasty in the 16th century. Nakkeerar, a Tamil minstrel, has mentioned the Srikalahasti Temple multitudinous times in his work therefore proving its actuality during the Tamil San...