Srikalahasti is a town in Tirupati district located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

[5] Srikalahasti, derives its name from the combination of the Sanskrit words Sri (spider), Kala (snake) and Hasti (elephant), which once worshipped the Shiva lingam here and attained moksha.

To prove their superiority, Adishesha encircled Mount Kailash, Vayu tried to disentangle him by creating a vortex.

The vortex resulted in eight parts from Kailash fell into eight different places which are Trincomalee, Srikalahasti, Tiruchirappalli, Thiruenkoimalai, Rajathagiri, Neerthagiri, Ratnagiri, and Swethagiri Thirupangeeli.

Andhra Pradesh state-owned bus services APSRTC operates buses from Tirupati, Chittoor and Nellore.