Someswara Swamy Temple, Bhimavaram – The Temple

Someswara Swamy Temple, Bhimavaram – The Temple

The Temple is having a seven-tiered Raja Gopuram as the entrance of temple. This temple is an old but looks like a new one because of paintings on the walls and sculptures. A 15 foot tall pillar can be found in front of the Raja Gopuram at the main entrance. There is a pond called Chandra Kundam, found in the entrance of Someswara Swamy Temple is always found to be covered with lotus flowers.

There is a big hall to the left side immediately after the entrance. This Hall houses the shrines of Lord Srirama and Hanuman. There is an open hall on the right side immediately after the entrance. When there is a crowd, pujaris / pandits conduct puja here for individuals. Massive Nandi can be found in the hall facing the sanctum. Another distinct feature is presence of five Nandi statues opposite to Shiva Lingam.

Presiding Deity is called as Someswara Swamy. He is housed in the sanctum in the form of Lingam. Shivalinga in this temple is small unlike in other Pancharamams. Shivalinga will change its color according to Lunar aspect is the specialty of this Temple. At the time of Pournami (full moon nights), Shivalinga will be in white color and during Amavasya days (dark nights), Shivalinga will be in black color.

Another unique feature is that the shrine of Goddess Annapurna was built on top of the Shiva temple, something that cannot be seen anywhere in the country. Surprisingly, the Goddess has the sacred thread around her neck and a baby near her feet. This exemplifies the Lord Shiva bearing Goddess Ganga on his head. 

Mother is called as Rajarajeswari. Shrine of Aadhilakshmi can be found to the south of the sanctum. There is a marriage hall at ground and first floor situated to the south of the sanctum. Marriages are conducted both in the new hall and also in Goddess Annapurna mandapam.

There are shrines of Anjaneya Swamy, Kumara Swamy, Navagraha, Surya, Ganesha can be found in the Temple premises. There is a Pushkarini pond also called as Soma Gundam, situated to the east side of this temple. Somarama Temple is adorned with numerous sculptures and images which gives the devotees a delightful experience.