Draksharamam is a village in

Konaseema district Konaseema district, officially known as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, is a district in Coastal Andhra between the tributaries of the Godavari river in the Konaseema region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was carved out of ...

of the

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n state of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to t ...

. The Bhimeswara Swamy Temple in this town is one of the five temples of

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known as

Pancharama Kshetras The Pancharama Kshetras (or the Pancharamas) are five ancient Hindu temples of Shiva in Andhra Pradesh. The Sivalingas at these temples are made from a single Sivalinga. Legend As per the legend, a Shiva Lingam was owned by the Rakshasa ki ...

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 ''Dhakshatapovana'' and ''Dhakshavatika''.

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{{Coord, 16.7928, N, 82.0635, E, display=title * Hindu pilgrimage sites in India Pancharama Kshetras Archaeological sites in Andhra Pradesh

Ashta Someswaras

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