Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy
Temple, Ksheerarama, Palakollu – The Temple
The temple is a huge structure
with a towering Rajagopuram. The Rajagopuram is one of the tallest among the
temple towers in Andhra Pradesh. The height of the temple tower is 120 ft
and 9 floors and was constructed during the Chalukya period (9th century)
during the reign of Chalukya Bheema. The Prakara was designed by Sri Velupathi
during 10th century. Gopuram was constructed by Sri Alladu Reddy
during 14th Century. There are 72 pillars made of black stone in the
temple mandapa.
Presiding Deity is called as Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy. He is housed in the
sanctum in the form of Lingam. The Shivalinga is a unique milky white in color
and the tallest. The Lingam can be seen from the windows of the sanctum on all
four sides. Gokarneshwara and Vigneshwara Shrines
can be found on left side of the sanctum. Subramanya Swamy and Janardhana Swamy
Shrine can be found on right side of the sanctum. Nandi can
be found facing the sanctum.
There are shrines for Kashi
Vishweshwara, Parvathi, Lakshmi,
Veera Bhadra, Nagareshwara Lingam, Dundi Vigneshwara, Kumara Swamy, Sapta
Matrikas, Kanaka Durga, Brahma, Saraswathi,
Kartikeya,
Kala
Bhairava, Mahishasura Mardini, Surya, Nagas, Nataraja, Dattatreya,
Nageswara, Shaneeshwara, Radha
Krishna, and Sankara in the Temple premises. The Gostani
River flows through Palakollu and there is a Sangam (confluence)
near Narsapur with
the Godavari River. From here the river
empties into the sea at Antarvedi.
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