Draksharamam is a village in
Konaseema district
Konaseema district (officially Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district) is a List of districts of Andhra Pradesh, district in Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is situated between the tributaries of the Godavari River in the Coas ...
of the
India
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n state of
Andhra Pradesh
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. The
Bhimeswara Swamy Temple in this town is one of the five temples of
Shiva
Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ÉɦaËd̪eËÊ‹Éh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...
known as
Pancharama Kshetras.
Ashta Someswaras
Eight lingas are consecrated in eight directions (cardinal and intercardinal) of Draksharama. These temples are known as
Ashta Someswaras.
Etymology
This village was formerly known as and .
Notable Residents
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Mallikarjuna Panditaradhyudu (a prominent 12th Century Telugu poet and among of
Veerasaivism)
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Malladi Venkata Satyanarayana Rao (musician and broadcaster)
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Duvvuri Subbamma (independence activist)
See also
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Andhra Vishnu
Andhra Vishnu, better known as Srikakula Andhra Mahavishnu statue, was set up in Andhra in a pre-existing older temple. The previous deistic form worshiped in the temple is unknown.
Ä€ndhra Vishnu temple
The deity of the temple is known as ...
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Pancharama Kshetras
References
External links
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Hindu pilgrimage sites in India
Pancharama Kshetras
Archaeological sites in Andhra Pradesh