Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple, Ksheerarama, Palakollu – The Temple

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 (9^th century) during the reign of Chalukya Bheema. The Prakara was designed by Sri Velupathi during 10^th century. Gopuram was constructed by Sri Alladu Reddy during 14^th 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.