Draksharamam Bhimeswara Templeద్రాక్షారామం భీమేశ్వర స్వామి దేవస్థానం
Chalukya era Pancharama Shiva temple with a Shakti Peetha and hundreds of inscriptions, the Dakshina Kasi of Andhra.
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About Draksharamam Bhimeswara Temple
Draksharamam is one of the five Pancharama Shiva temples of Andhra and is called Dakshina Kasi. The Bhimeswara Swamy temple was built by the Eastern Chalukyas in the 9th and 10th centuries, with a two storeyed sanctum around a tall lingam, a walled compound with four gateways and hundreds of inscriptions on its walls. The Manikyamba shrine inside is counted among the Shakti Peethas. It is 30 km from Kakinada and 50 km from Rajamahendravaram; Maha Shivaratri is the big festival.
What to see and do
- Two storeyed Bhimeswara sanctum
- Manikyamba Shakti Peetha
- Chalukya inscriptions on the walls
- Sapta Godavari pushkarini tank
- Four gopuram gateways
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