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సోమేశ్వరాలయం, శ్రీముఖలింగం, శ్రీకాకుళం

World Heritage Day - 18th April.

 

 

Someswara Temple (Shiva Temple) @ Srimukhalingam village near Srikakulam. Very ancient temple built in 9th century by Eastern Ganga kings. The architecture is based on Kalinga style.

 

I believe temples in this village are not maintained by endowments department and the priests are craving for visitors and I could not tolerate the pestering by them for offerings. Looking at the scenario, I had offered additional as compared to my normal wish; but it triggered additional requests which rushed me to walk out early. I also saw very untidy atmosphere near main idol.

 

Did not get wiki article but wikimap can be seen here . It is about 48 km from Srikakulam Town, Andhra Pradesh, India

 

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Uploaded on April 18, 2008
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