Keesragutta Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Siva and his consorts Bhavani and Sivadurga at Keesaragutta

in Rangareddy district. It is about 35 km from Hyderabad and 10 km from ECIL. it is located on a small hillock. The

temple draws thousands of devotees on Shivaratri.

Sri Rama installed the Shiva lingam here to atone for the sin of killing Ravana, a Brahman. He selected this beautiful

valley surrounded by hills and verdant greenery for the purpose and ordered Hanuman to bring a Sivlingam from

Varanasi. Hanuman was late in arriving with the Shiva lingam and as the ausicious hour was nearing, Lord Siva himself

appeared before Sri Rama and Presented a Sivlingam for installation. Hence the lingam in the temple is called

Swayambhu Linga. It is also called Ramalingeswara as lord

Sri Rama had installed the lingam.

Hanuman returned with 101 lingams for selection from Varanasi and felt aggrieved at not having his lingam installed.

Hence he threw them all over the area. Even to this day several lingams are found scattered all over the place outside

the temple.

To mollify Hanuman, Sri Rama ordained that precedence would be given to him for worship at the temple. He also said

that the hillock where the lingam was installed would bear his name kesarigiri

i.e., Hanuman , the son of Kesari. Over a period of time, it has become corrupted and is now know as Keesara and the

hill as Keesaragutta. Ever since, the rituals follow the command of Sri Rama.