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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox settlement<br /> | name = Draksharamam<br /> | other_name = Draksharama, Dhakshavatika, Dhakshatapovana<br /> | nickname = <br /> | settlement_type = Village<br /> | image_skyline = Draksharama temple entrance 02.JPG<br /> | image_alt = <br /> | image_caption = Draksharama Gopuram &lt;br&gt; ద్రాక్షారామ గోపురం <br /> | pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh<br /> | pushpin_label_position = right<br /> | pushpin_map_alt = <br /> | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India<br /> | coordinates = <br /> | subdivision_type = Country<br /> | subdivision_name = [[India]]<br /> | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br /> | subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br /> | subdivision_name2 = [[Konaseema district|Konaseema]]<br /> | established_title = &lt;!-- Established --&gt;<br /> | established_date = <br /> | founder = <br /> | named_for = <br /> | government_type = <br /> | governing_body = <br /> | unit_pref = Metric<br /> | area_footnotes = <br /> | area_rank = <br /> | area_total_km2 = <br /> | elevation_footnotes = <br /> | elevation_m = <br /> | population_total = 9299<br /> | population_as_of = 2011<br /> | population_rank = <br /> | population_density_km2 = auto<br /> | population_demonym = <br /> | population_footnotes = &lt;ref name=population&gt;{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/(S(hshxepbiobwj4l55bfppenyw))/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=626939|publisher=The Registrar General &amp; Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=26 July 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | demographics_type1 = Languages<br /> | demographics1_title1 = Official<br /> | demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br /> | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br /> | utc_offset1 = +5:30<br /> | postal_code_type = &lt;!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --&gt;<br /> | postal_code = 533262<br /> | registration_plate = AP<br /> | website = <br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> [[File:Draksharama temple, Draksharamam.jpg|thumb|Draksharama Temple]]<br /> [[File:Draksharama.jpg|thumb|Inside view of the temple]]<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Draksharamam&#039;&#039;&#039; is a village in [[Konaseema district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The [[Bhimeswara Swamy Temple]] in this town is one of the five temples of [[Shiva]] known as [[Pancharama Kshetras]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=draksharamam-temple |url=https://mountainvalley.in/draksharamam-temple.html |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=mountainvalley.in}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Ashta Someswaras==<br /> Eight lingas are consecrated in eight directions (cardinal and intercardinal) of Draksharama. These temples are known as [[Ashta Someswaras]].<br /> <br /> == Etymology ==<br /> This village was formerly known as {{IAST|Dakshatapovana}} and {{IAST|Dakshavāṭika}}.&lt;ref name=&quot;draksharamam&quot;&gt;{{cite book|last1=Moorthy|first1=K. K.|title=The aalayas of Andhra Pradesh: a sixteen-flower-garland|year=1994|publisher=Message Publications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2OIbAQAAMAAJ&amp;q=Dhakshavatika|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Notable residents ==<br /> * [[Mallikarjuna Panditaradhyudu]] (a prominent 12th Century Telugu poet and among {{transliteration|kn|ISO|Paṇḍitatrayam}} of [[Veerashaiva|Veerasaivism]])<br /> * [[Malladi Venkata Satyanarayana Rao]] (musician and broadcaster)<br /> * [[Duvvuri Subbamma]] (independence activist)<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> *[[Andhra Vishnu]]<br /> *[[Pancharama Kshetras]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Commons category}}<br /> <br /> {{Navboxes<br /> |list =<br /> {{Trilinga Kshetras}}<br /> {{Pancharama Kshetras}}<br /> {{Shiva temples}}<br /> {{Shaktism}}<br /> {{Hindu holy cities}}<br /> {{Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> {{Coord|16.7928|N|82.0635|E|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Shakta pithas|*]]<br /> [[Category:Hindu pilgrimage sites in India]]<br /> [[Category:Pancharama Kshetras]]<br /> [[Category:Archaeological sites in Andhra Pradesh]]</div>

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