Gudimallam is a small village located in Chittoor district(Andhra Pradesh). It is seven miles away from Tirupati. 
This small village came to significance,due to it's very beautiful Shiva Temple with history of thousands of years.
The main importance of the temple lies in the Linga which is housed in the Garbhagriha of the temple and considered as the only one of such type.
It is the earliest Linga discovered so far and it has been assigned to the 3rd century BCE.( Satavahana period)
From 2,300 years, A Shiva Linga has been being worshipped by the people continuously without any breaks. This is one of the most amazing things in the Indian history.
A mysterious event associated with the temple is that of the main chamber getting flooded every sixty years. A small underground tank and a duct connecting the tank to the Shiva lingam can be seen even today.
These remain stone dry except during the 60 year phenomenon when water suddenly gushes through with such force that it rises over the column of the lingam, flows over the top and subsides as suddenly. The last time this happened was on December 4, 2005.
Monument attendant P. Seenappa, who has recorded the incident in the temple register, says that the episode lasted just a few minutes. The water then fell and remained at six inches for four hours, after which it disappeared as though it was never there.
Oldsters remember it happening earlier. Ramanaiah, a 75-year old villager said that he saw a similar phenomenon in 1945, except that the entire chamber had got flooded then.Devotees believe that the water comes all the way from Kashi to do abhishekam to the lingam.
It is not just the Shiva standing. This idol includes all three gods. Coming from top yoni rupi Shiva , in the middle Parusharama roopi Vishnu and the down Raksha roopi Brahma also called Brahma Rakshasa
This temple is popularly known as Parushurameswara temple. The Lord here is known as Parasurameswara and this lingam is believed to depict the trinity. The legend of the temple connects it to Parasurama, an avatar of Lord Vishnu.
It is built on the banks of Subaramamukhi river. Legend has it that Parashuram’s mother Renuka was suspected of infidelity by her husband Sage Jamadagni. The Sage ordered Parashurama to behead his mother.
Parashurama obeyed his father and when Sage Jamadagni wanted to reward his son, Parashurama asked him to bring his mother back to life. And she was brought back to life.
But Parashuram could not overcome guilt of beheading his mother and he felt remorse about his act. As a penance he was advised by other Rishis to worship Shiva at Gudimallam.
After searching for several days, Parashurama found the temple in the middle of a forest. He dug a pond nearby and began his penance.
Every day morning a single flower used appear in the pond and Parashuram offered it to Shiva. To guard the single flower, he appointed Chitrasena, a Yaksha. Chitrasena was actually a manifestation of Lord Brahma.
Chitrasena had kept a condition that to guard the flower he should be given an animal to eat and a pot of toddy. Parashuram agreed to it and he used to hunt an animal for Chitrasena daily.
One day when Parshuram went out to hunt, Chitrasena felt tempted to worship Shiva himself. He used the single flower to worship Shiva. An enraged Parashurama attacked Chitrasena when he found the flower missing.
Finding the transgression grievous, the Parshuram entered into a fierce fight with the demon. When the vanquished demon was about to be crushed,
Lord Shiva appeared and blessed both with their desire of Sayujyamukti – merging in Him. Brahma as Chitrasena, Vishnu as Parasurama and Shiva as the lingam form the Gudimallam Shivalingam.
Credit: Spandana Harish
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