Sri Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple - Achanta




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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