Bhimeswara Swamy Temple Draksharamam

Bhimeswara Swamy Temple Draksharamam

As advised by Maha Vishnu, Kumara Swamy used his Agni weapon to break the Siva Linga worn by the demon.  The Atma Linga broken into five pieces, the broken pieces tried to reunite by making the chant ‘om’.  To prevent this Indra, Surya (Sun), Chandra (Moon),  Vishnu and Kumara Swamy worshiped the Linga’s at the respective places.

It is said that Surya worshiped Linga at Draksharamam.

Bhimeswara Temple Draksharamam History

From inscriptions, it is known that this temple was built by Eastern Chalukyan king Bhima during 9th and 10th centuries.

In addition to the major powers, some of the minor chiefs such as Velanati Cholas, Durjaya, Gonkas, Velanti Gonka etc, who owed allegiance to the respective major powers or overlords, left their inedible imprints in the Draksharamam Temple as gleaned by the host of inscriptions which speaks volumes about their benevolent benefactions of every description.

 

How to reach Bhimeswara Temple Draksharamam?

1. Temple is 30 Km from Kakinada Railway station
2. Temple is 50 km from Rajamundry
3. Temple is 25 km away from Amalapuram
4. Nearest airport is at Visakhapatnam which is 185 km away.
5. Nearest Railway station is at Kakinada