Sri
Ramalingeswara Swamy temple is located in Achanta, West Godavari district of
Andhra Pradesh. Here Shivalingam is said to be Swayambhu.
There are 6 Shivalinga within the temple which are Lakshmaneswara lingam,
Someswara lingam, Markandeya lingam, Bhima lingam, Skanda lingam, and Indra
lingam.
Lord Rama worshipped the Siva Linga here on the way back to Ayodhya
after killing the Brahmin Ravana to pay homage to what he had done.
Thus, RamaLingeswara's name. At the entrance to the Rameswara Swamy temple is a
sizable gopuram with five stories. A sculpture of two lions standing on the
head of an elephant can be seen on the top of this gopuram. These two lions are
separated by five Kalashas. In the temple, a large Dwaja-Stambham is visible in
front of the Mukha Mandapam. It is known from the inscriptions that this temple
was constructed during the rule of the Eastern Chalukyas.
Once Two Saivites from
Achanta thought of worshipping Lord Siva in Kasi during Lingodhbava time. At
the beginning of their journey, they came across a prostitute. One of the
devotees was attracted to her and dropped his plans whereas the other with his
pilgrimage to Kasi. The person who was performing Abhishekam to Linga during
Lingodhbava time was distracted and kept thinking about his friend and
pleasures. The one at the pleasure house regretted and assumed Prostitute’s Udder as Linga and started worshipping with devotion during Lingodhbava time.
Impressed Lord Siva self-manifested here. Hence the Achanteswara (Aa Channu ta
Eswara).
Temple Timings
:
6.00 am
to 8.00 pm
How to
reach the Temple :
20 km from Palakollu
28 km from Tanuku
Nearby Temples :
Sri
Kapila Malleswara Swamy Temple – 16 km
Abbirajupalem
Sri Venkateswara Temple – 16 Km
Palakollu
Ayyappa Swamy Temple – 16 km
Nattarameswaram
Temple – 21 km
Palakollu
Ksheera Ramalingeswara Temple -23 km
Juttiga, Sri Umavasuki Ravi Someswara Swamy Temple – 21 km
Palivela, Sri Uma Koppu Lingeswara Swamy Temple – 23 km
Bhimavaram, Sri Someswara Janardhana Swamy Temple – 41 km
Ainavilli, Sri Vigneswara Swamy Temple – 44 km
Antarvedi, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple – 45 km.
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