Sri Bhimeswara Swamy Temple, Draksharamam
Lord Bhimeswara (Shiva) & Goddess Manikyamba
Draksharamam, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh
One of the five Pancharama Kshetras of Shiva and one of the Ashtadasha Shakti Peethas, near Ramachandrapuram.
History
Named after Daksha Prajapati, who is said to have performed his yagna here. The 14-foot crystal-like Shiva linga is one of the five pieces of the linga broken by Kartikeya after slaying Tarakasura, worshipped at the five Pancharamas. The temple was built by the Eastern Chalukya king Bhima between 892 and 922 CE and has hundreds of inscriptions in Telugu, Sanskrit and Tamil, making it a major historical source. Goddess Manikyamba is counted among the Shakti Peethas.
Architecture
Two-storeyed sanctum (linga rises through both levels), Eastern Chalukyan style, sister temple to Samalkot Bhimeswara.
Festivals
- Maha Shivaratri
- Karthika Masam
- Navaratri
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Directions to Sri Bhimeswara Swamy Temple
How to reach
- By air
- Rajahmundry Airport, about 50 km
- By train
- Samalkot or Kakinada Town, about 30 km
- By road
- Buses from Kakinada, Rajahmundry and Amalapuram.
Near the temple
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