Kothanda Rameswara Temple, Bokkasampalem, Andhra Pradesh

Kothanda Rameswara Temple, Bokkasampalem, Andhra Pradesh

Kothanda Rameswara Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Bokkasampalem Village in Sri Kalahasti Mandal in Chittoor District in Andhra Pradesh, India. This temple is the Pallipadai (Royal Sepulcher) temple of Chola King Aditya Chola I. This temple is also called as Kothanda Rameswaram / Adityesvaram.

History

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https://hindutemples-india.blogspot.com/2023/08/kothanda-rameswara-temple-bokkasampalem-history.html

The Temple

This temple is facing towards east with three tiered rajagopuram. Balipeedam, Dwaja Sthambam and Nandi can be found immediately after the rajagopuram facing towards the sanctum. The temple consists of sanctum, ardha mandapa and mukha mandapa. The mukha mandapa is a concrete mandapa built recently. The sanctum is square on plan. The sanctum enshrines the presiding deity, Kothanda Rameswara / Adityeswara in the form of the Shiva Linga.

The Linga is said to be around 5 feet tall. The vimana above the sanctum is of single tier with kuta and panjara designs. The wall of the sanctum sanctorum and antarala are plain. Vinayaga, Dakshinamoorthy, Vishnu, Brahma and Durga are the koshta idols located around the sanctum. There is a separate east facing shrine for goddess Kamakshi Devi situated to left side of the main shrine. There is a shrine for Navagrahas in the temple premises.

Connectivity

The temple is located at about 1.5 Kms from Thondamanadu, 7 Kms from Sri Kalahasti Railway Station, 10 Kms from Sri Kalahasti, 10 Kms from Sri Kalahasti Bus Stand, 21 Kms from Tirupati Airport, 27 Kms from Gudimallam, 35 Kms from Tirupati, 102 Kms from Chittoor, 124 Kms from Chennai and 131 Kms from Chennai Airport. The temple is situated on Sri Kalahasti to Gudimallam route via Thondamanadu.

Location