Samalkot Sri Kumararama Bhimeswara Swamy Temple




Samalkot Sri Kumararama Bhimeswara Swamy Temple
(PANCHARAAMAM)






The Sri Kumararama Sri Bhimeswara Swamy Temple (Kumararama, one of the Pancharama Kshetra) is located in Samalkot. The presiding divinity at this temple is Lord Shiva, called Kumara Bhimeswara. Maha Sivarathri is that the most important festival at Bhimeswara Swamy Temple.

HISTORY:
The Samarlakota Temple is traditionally distinguished, because it was designed by Chalukyas who reigned over this location. Construction of the Samarlakota Temple (Bhimeswara Swamy Temple) started in 892 and completed around 922. It’s almost like the temple in Draksharamam, however is additionally distinctive, like the linga being white. Samarlakota Temple still stands sturdy, and it absolutely was created a National Heritage site. It resembles a twin of Draksharam, with 2 staired Mandapa, and notable that it’s in wonderful condition, with none cracks.
The linga could be a stone, 14 feet (4.3 m) high. The temple was inbuilt Dravidian style, by the King Chalukya BhÄ«ma. Hence, the god name is Bhimeswara). The Kakatiya rulers have added and restored the temple pillars with terribly fine sharp finishes. The work of Chalukyas and Kakatiya’s is incredibly simply distinguished, by the well-decorated and polished pillars within the temple to the remainder of the temple, each new and recent. The development of this temple is thus solid that it’s not modified a lot of through all the years, compared to the Draksharaam temple. Kala Bhairava is Kshetra Palaka here. Shaasanas between 1147-1494 were scripted into pillars of the temple, that even have lists of gifts given, through the ages, for the temple.
In Puranas it’s been written that it’s a Yogakshetram, which suggests, the one who has the “yogam” (“fated to have” or “opportunity given by god” or “boon”) to visit, can visit this Samarlakota Temple.
Nearby this Samarlakota Sri Kumararama Bhimeswara Swamy Temple, there’s one more temple, “Mandavya narayana Swamy temple”. This temple is located on one bank of the canal - Nearby this Samarlakota Sri Kumararama Bhimeswara Swamy Temple.

TEMPLE TIMINGS:
6.00am to 12.00pm and 4.00pm to 7.30pm.

TRANSPORT:
By air:    Nearest airport Rajahmundry, distance of 64k.m.
By train: Samalkot railway station.
By road: .Rajmandri to Samarlakota = 50 km.
                   Kakinada to samrlakota = 16 km.

ACCOMADATION:
Available at Samalkot as well as Kakinada.

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