Sri kala hasti temple

Sri kala hasti Temple is situated in the town of Srikalahasti, in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the most famous Shiva temples in South India, and is said to be the place where Kannappa was ready to offer both his eyes to cover blood flowing from the Siva linga before the Lord Siva stopped him and granted him mukti.
Sri Kalahasti temple is famous for its Vayu linga, one of the Panchabhoota Sthalams, representing breeze. The inner temple was formed around 5th century and the outer temple was constructed in the 12th century by the Chola kings and the Vijayanagara kings. Vayu is incarnated as Lord Shiva and worshiped as Kalahasteeswara.
The temple is also related with Rahu and Kethu The River Suvarnamukhi takes the northerly course at Sri Kalahasthi almost washing the west wall of the famous temple. Inside this very big temple, situated between two steep hills Sripuram and Mummidi-cholapuram, is the Sivalinga set to represent the constituent of Vayu.