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Kotipalli Bhimeshwara Somaramam

Kotipalli, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh
Lord Shiva
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Type

Hindu Temple

Deity

Lord Shiva

Pincode

533293

A historic Shiva temple near the Godavari river, associated with one of the Pancharama cluster. Lord Bhimeshwara is enshrined here on the scenic banks. During the Godavari Pushkaralu (once in 12 years), Kotipalli receives millions of pilgrims.

History & Significance

Significance

A Shiva shrine at Kotipalli on the Godavari, associated by local tradition with the Somarama legend also linked to the better-known Pancharama shrine at nearby Bhimavaram — accounts of exactly how the two sites relate vary locally.