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Several Puranic legends surround the Pancharama temples, the most prominent being the story of Tarakasura’s destruction. When Lord Subramanya (Skanda) slew the mighty demon, the Shivalingam hidden in his throat shattered into five fragments. Each fragment fell at a different sacred spot, and those places became the five Pancharama Kshetras.
These are the Pancharamas
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Draksha Rama
Draksharama, the first of the Pancharamas, is located in Ramachandrapuram in the East Godavari district.
Here Swami is called Bhimeshwar. Swami Lingakaram is 60 feet high. Worship should be performed from the top floor. The uniqueness of this temple is that the gender is half white and half black.
Dakshaprajapati performed Yagna here. Hence the name Draksharamam. The temple is believed to have been built by the Chalukya king Bhima. In his Bhimeswara Purana, he wrote that in ancient times, many gods and kings were visited by Swami. The sculptures in this temple are magnificent.
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Amara Rama
Amararama, the second of the Pancharamas, is located on the banks of the Krishna River in Amravati, Guntur district. It is also known as Swami Amareshwar.
The idol in the sanctum sanctorum was scattered after the slaying of Tarakasura and the soul lingam of Lord Shiva was scattered in the throat. This Shiva lingam is made of marble. White looks gorgeous. In the past, this Shiva lingam used to grow slowly every year. Now the growth has stopped.
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Ksheera Rama
Ksheerarama is located in Palakollu in the West Godavari district. The idol of Lord Shiva here is known as Sri Ksheera Ramamu Lingeshwara Swamy.
There is a story that the village got its name from the rulers. When Lord Shiva threw his arrow into the ground, a milky way came out of the ground and the name Kshiram means milk, hence the name Kshirpuri. Swami’s temple was built by the Chalukyas in the 11th century. The temple is 125 feet high and is built with 9 domes.
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Soma Rama
Somarama, the fourth of the Pancharamas, is located at Gunipudi, two kilometers from Bhimavaram in the West Godavari district.
The Swami here calls them Someshwar. There is a specialty here. When the full moon returns, it will return to normal. The moon is worshiped here by the moon.
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Kumara Rama
Kumarabhimarama, the last of the Pancharamas, is located at a distance of 1 km from Samarlakota in the East Godavari district.
The temple was also built by Bhima, the Chalukya king who built Daksharama. The Shivalingam here is made of limestone.
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