Somaramam Sri Someswara Swamy Temple

Somarama Sri Someshwara Swamy Temple is a famous Shiva temple located in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. This temple is dedicated to Someshwar Swamy and his wife Rajarajeswari Ammavaru. This temple is a part of the Pancharam Kshetra, which is a group of five ancient Shiva temples. Somarama Sri Someshwara Swamy Temple is a famous Shiva temple located in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. This temple is dedicated to Someshwar Swamy and his wife Rajarajeswari Ammavaru. This temple is a part of the Pancharam Kshetra, which is a group of five ancient Shiva temples. This is known about the main deities of the temple. Lord Shiva is worshiped here by the name "Someshwara Swamy". His Ardhangini (wife) is Goddess Rajarajeswari. It is said about this Shivalinga that this Shivalinga is a miraculous Shivalinga, the Shivalinga of this temple is very amazing, it becomes white on the full moon. It turns black on Amavasya. This change makes it extremely divine and mysterious. Architectural style of the temple: Built in Dravidian style, full of craftsmanship. Main entrance: Beautiful gopuram with temples of other deities, Goddess Annapurna, Lord Janardan, Lord Hanuman, Kumar Swami, Goddess Adi Lakshmi, Navgrah temple, Lord Surya, Ganapati ji Nandi statue: A huge statue of Shiva's vehicle Nandi is located in the temple hall. Soma Kund/Soma Gundam: A sacred pond, where lotus flowers are often in bloom. It is said that the temple has two main festivals, the first is Mahashivratri, in which thousands of devotees come to worship on this day. And the second festival is Sharadiya Navratri, in which nine days are dedicated to the devotion of the goddess. And the temple regularly has daily worship, Abhishek, Aarti etc. In other information about the temple, it is said that the temple has the facility of mandap for marriage and religious rituals. And a 15 feet high pillar is located at the main entrance. And finally, the Soma Kund of the temple is considered a special holy place for the devotees. This temple is a part of Pancharam area. There are also statues of Hanuman, Kumar Swami, Navgrah, Surya and Ganesh inside the temple. Which can also be called the specialties of the temple.