High medieval · Hindu · India

Bhimeswara Swamy Temple, Draksharamam

ద్రాక్షారామం

Draksharamam, Konaseema, Andhra Pradesh · 16.7928°, 82.0635°

Shiva as Bhimeswara SwamyUndetermined—Maha Shakti PeethaPancharamaShakti Peetha

Sacred since

1000 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

dating unrecorded

Undetermined

History & significance

One of the five Pancharama Kshetras of Shiva, in the Konaseema district village formerly called Dakshatapovana or Dakshavatika. Eight lingas consecrated around it in the eight directions are known as the Ashta Someswaras.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined