| Tripurantakam | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 16.0007°N 79.4563°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prakasam |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mandal |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tripuranthakam |
| Subdivision Type4: | Website |
| Subdivision Name4: | tripuranthakam.com |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.37 |
| Population Total: | 10392 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Website: | www.tripuranthakam.com |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 523326 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | AP |
| Map Alt: | Dynamic map of village |
Tripuranthakam is a village in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Tripuranthakam mandal in Markapur revenue division.[3]
According to Shiva Purana, Shiva destroyed Tripurasuras (or, demons ruling three cities) here. After his destruction of the demons and the three cities they inhabited, Shiva was given the name "Tripuranthakeswara" and the place was named "Tripuranthakam". The Sri Parvathi sahita Tripurantakeswara swamy temple is on the top of the hill and houses a secret underground passage to Srisailam from the temple premises. Below the hill inside of a pond is the Bala Thripura Sundari temple. Tripurantaka Bala Tripurasundari Devi (swayambhu) is the first incarnation of Adiparasakthi. She is believed to reside there in the form of a little girl.