DRAKSHARAMA TEMPLE pancharamam

                              DRAKSHARAMA TEMPLE
                       (pancharamam)

Sri Bhimeswara Swamy Temple is located at Draksharama, East Godavari District, of Andhra pradesh, India. The main deity of the temple is in the form of Linga of 2.6metres height which is said to be of one large Crystal (known as Spatika Linga).
The temple is popularly known as Dakshina Kasi Kshetra. Draksharama temple is one the Five Powerful Temples of Lord Shiva known as "Pancharama" in Andhra pradesh

It is colloquially known as Draksharama carrying the implied meaning as "Draksharama" meaning the Abode of Daksha Prajapathi - the Father-in-law of Lord Siva and the beloved Father of 'Sati' the spiritual spouse of Lord Siva. The history of the Sacred Pilgrimage is exhaustively dealt within the 'Skanda Purana' of Sri Vyasa. To give a brief narration of the same the story goes thus. Once Daksha Prajapathi decided to perform a Yaga.

In pursuance of the same, he had been to Kailas to invite Gods and Goddesses to sanctify his 'Yazna' and accept his hospitality. But when he had been there, Lord Siva was in his Court immersed in his spiritual splendor. But Daksha Prajapathi out of his ego of being the father-in-law of Lord Siva mistook the Lord's trance as indifference towards him. So, being put out at the difference of his Son-in-law he came back without inviting the Lord and the Lady to his sacrifice.
Sati in her womanish nature requested Siva to permit her to attend the sacrifice at her parental home, even uninvited and have the pleasure of the performance and the association of her kith and kin. But Siva explained her tragic implications that she might have to face at her parental house and let her to go at her own wish. But, when she actually stepped into her parental home, none greeted her or even just asked her a mutual exchange of her well-being. Then Sati was put out with the humiliation she had to face amidst her own blood and then and there, decided to give up her body instead of facing her beloved husband with a fallen face. So, she gave up her body then and there and fell down dead.
 Siva came to know of the tragic end, sent his son 'Veerabhadra' to boot down the ego of Daksha. Siva in his pangs of separation with Sati came down to her dead body and shouldered the corpse over his shoulders and danced in 'Pralaya Thandava'. At this juncture, the Lord Vishnu, the presenting, force of Universe, sent his 'Chakra' to cut down the body of Sati and redeem the grief of Lord Siva. The Chakra came and cut the body of Sati into eighteen pieces fell in eighteen parts of this 'Punyabhoomi' of ours and came to be known as 'Ashta Dasa Peethas' and out of these eighteen Sri Manikyamba of Draksharama is the Twelth.
The temple is popularly known as Dakshina Kasi Kshetra. Draksharama temple is one the Five Powerful Temples of Lord Shiva known as "Pancharama" in Andhrapradesh.

Temple Darsan Timings:
All the days in a year the temple timings are...
Morning: 6:00am to 12:00pm
Evening: 3:00pm to 8:00pm
But in every month on the day of Masa Shivaratri and in a year on the day of Mahasivaratri temple is opened all the time starting from 6:00am to 8:00pm.


Transport: 
By air:      Nearest Airport Rajahmundry  .
By train:  Nearest railway stations Rajahmundry and Samalkot Junction.
By road:   Temple is situated at a distance of 40KM from Rajahmundry, 6km from                      Ramachandrapuram.

Sri Bhimeswara Swamy Temple Address:

The Executive Officer,
Sri Bhimeswara Temple,
Ramachandrapuram Mandal,
East Godavari District-533232
Andhra Pradesh, India
Contact Telephone Number: 08857-252488

 





 

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