Ksheerarama is one of the five Pancharama Kshetras that are dedicated to god Shiva. The temple is located in Palakollu of West Godavari in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Shiva is known locally as Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy. The Sivalinga was established by Vishnu. It is believed that staying one day in Kshirarama is equivalent to staying one year in Varanasi. It is one of the centrally protected monuments of national importance. It is one of the five powerful Ancient Shiva temples in Southern India that form the “Pancharama Kshetram”. It was installed by Lord Rama.
The tower is one of the tallest among the temple towers in Andhra Pradesh. The height of the temple is 120 ft and 9 floors and was constructed during the Chalukya period (9th century) during the reign of Chalukya Bheema.
The Shivaling is a unique milky white in colour and the tallest. There are 72 pillars made of black stone in the temple mandapa. Inside, the garbhalaya, Gokarneswara and Vigneswara alayas are at the left. Kshiralingam is in the center. To the right are Subramanya Swamy and Janardhana Swamy alayas; Nandi is at the centre. The temple complex has many shrines, including the Sun God (Kasi Vishweswara), Goddess Parvathi, Goddess Lakshmi, Nagareswara Lingam, Dundi Vigneswara, Veera Bhadra, Sapta Matruka, Kanaka Durga, Brahma, Saraswathi, Kumara Swamy, Kartikeya, Mahishasura Mardhini, Kala Bhairava, Naga sarpa, Nataraja, Dattatreya, Nageswara, Saneeswara, Radha Krishna, and Sankara.
Timings: 5 AM TO 12 PM – 4PM TO 8 PM.
Mahasivaratri is the most important festival.
By Air: Rajamundry 83 km, Vijayavada 149 km
By train: Palakollu is connected to Indian Railways.
By bus: Busses from Narasapur, Bhimavaram, Amalapuram & Vijayavada.
