About
Kotipalli Someswara Swamy Temple is also known as Koti Theertham.
The East Godavari district website describes Kotipalli as a pilgrimage centre on the bank of the Godavari, located 38 km from Kakinada, 60 km from Rajahmundry and 15 km from Amalapuram (via ferry or boat).
According to Brahmanda Puranam and Gowthami Mahatyam is located on the bank of the Godavari River. Here, Lord Indra, Lord Chandra, and Kasyapa Maharshi locate three prominent idols.
It is located on the banks of Gautami River at Kotipalle, Lord Shiva in the form of Koteswara Swamy, and Sri Someswara Swamy presides over here. This is also called the Temple of Uma Parvathi Devi Sahita Someswara Swamy Vari. Kotipalli is one of Kotipalle-Mukteswaram’s three major ferry points and the other two are Bodasakurru-Pasarlapudi and Sakhinetipalli-Narasapuram in the Konaseema area.
Significance and shrines
The district website records the following traditions:
- Kasyapa Maharshi established Siddhi Janardhana Swamy, with Sridevi and Bhudevi, as the kshetra palaka (guardian of the place).
- Indra is said to have installed the Koteswara Lingam, with his Ammavaru, to wash away a sin; Chandra is said to have installed the Someswara Lingam with Raja Rajeswari Ammavaru for the same purpose.
- The Koteswara Lingam is described as a Yoga Lingam and the Someswara Lingam as a Bhoga Lingam. Raja Rajeswari Ammavaru is described as the goddess who fulfils devotees’ wishes.
- A dip in the Gautami (Godavari) waters here is said to remove sins, and the place is also called Koti Teertha Kshetram. The place was once called Somaprabhapuram.
Temple premises and daily worship
A large water tank in front of the temple is known as Soma Pushkarini. The premises have four pradakshina mandapams; the northern mandapam holds a Kalabhairava Swamy shrine, a Sankaracharya mandir with a Chandra Mouliswara Lingam, and a Navagraha shrine with an Uma Sametha Mruthyunjaya Lingam. The district page says that early each morning water from Koti Teertham is brought by the archakas for abhishekam, and that in the evening Dhupa Seva, Asthana Pooja and Pavalimpu Seva are performed. It also records visits by the Kanchi Kamakoti Peethadhipathi and the Sringeri Jagadguru.
Timings to Visit
07:00 AM – 12:00 PM | 02:30 PM – 08:00 PM
Timings are not confirmed on an official website; check with the temple before travelling.
Festivals celebrate
Maha Shivaratri – February – March
Sri Swami Vari Kalyanam Visakha Suddha Ekadashi – May
Navarathri festival Aswayuja Suddha Padyami – Dwadashi – October
Ksheerabdi Dwadashi Teppotsavam Kartika Masam – November – December
How to reach Kotipalli
By Air: Rajamundry Airport – 65 km
By Train: Kakinada Town Railway Station – 38 km, Rajahmundry Railway Station – 62.7 km
By Bus: Kakinada – 38 km, Rajahmundry – 60 km, Amalapuram – 15 km, Draksharamam – 10 km
Address
Sri Someswara Swamy Temple, Kotipalli, K.Gangavaram Mandal – Pamarru Mandal, East Godavari District, 533306, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Someswara Swamy Temple Accommodation
The district website also lists Sri Pydah Vari Choultry (contact the Manager and Managing Trustee, Sri Pydah Choultries, Buddavarapuvari Street, Kakinada). The temple’s executive officer can be reached at Sri Someswara Swami Vari Devasthanam, Kotipalli, K. Gangavaram Mandal (Pamarru Mandal).
Irrigation bungalow (contact manager, executive engineer, east division Godavari, Dowleswaram).
East Godavari Official Website of Someswara Swamy Temple
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