Someswara Swamy Temple, Appikonda

Sri Someswara Swamy Temple is a temple to Shiva located in Appikonda, Visakhapatnam.

Someswara Swamy Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeitySomeshwara
Location
LocationVisakhapatnam
StateAndhra Pradesh
CountryIndia
Someswara Swamy Temple, Appikonda is located in Visakhapatnam
Someswara Swamy Temple, Appikonda
Location in Visakhapatnam
Geographic coordinates17.576473°N 83.173084°E / 17.576473; 83.173084

History

This temple was built in 1070 by King Kulottunga I of the Chola dynasty, and referred to as the Chola Monument.[1]

About

Someswara Temple is very popular. In this region, for Maha Shivratri more than 1 lakh (100,000) devotees will visit during the festival.[2] The temple was declared a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India.[3][4]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.