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[[File:అష్ట సోమేశ్వరములు.jpg|thumb|A plaque in Someswaram showing the locations of the Ashta Someswaras, the nava lingas, and the story behind their consecration.]]<br />
The '''Ashta Someswaras''' ({{lang|te|అష్ట సోమేశ్వరములు}}, {{IPA|te|aʂʈa soːmeːçʋaɾamulu|lang}}) refer to eight [[Shiva]] [[lingam|lingas]] consecrated in the eight directions (cardinal and inter-cardinal) around [[Draksharamam]], a village in [[Andhra Pradesh]], India.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
''Ashta'' in Sanskrit means eight. ''Soma'' means the moon. ''[[Ishvara]]'' means lord, and epithet of the deity Shiva. The name refers to eight lingas consecrated by the moon god.<br />
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==Legend==<br />
According to [[Sthala purana|regional tradition]], the origin of temples is as follows: The linga in [[Draksharamam]] is said to have been consecrated by the sun god [[Surya]]. This resulted in rise of atmospheric temperatures in the surrounding regions. To control these high temperatures, the moon god [[Chandra]] consecrated eight lingas in the eight directions of Draksharamam. The Dhraksharama lingam, along with these eight lingas together, are known as nava (nine) lingas. Visiting these nava lingas on the same day is believed to be a holy act.<br />
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==Locations==<br />
With Draksharamam as reference point, the location of lingas is as follows:<br />
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# North: Vella <br />
# South: [[Kotipalli]] <br />
# East: Kolanka<br />
# West: Venturu <br />
# North-East: Penumaalla <br />
# North-West: [[Someswaram]] <br />
# South-East: Dangeru<br />
# South-West: Korumilli<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Pancharama Kshetras]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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