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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Kumararama Bhimesavara swami temple<br />
| image = Kumararama Bhimesvara temple outside view,samalkota.jpg<br />
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| caption = Kumararama Bhimesvara Temple, Samalkota<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| district = [[East Godavari]]<br />
| location = [[Samarlakota]]<br />
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| deity = [[Shiva]], Bala Tripura sundari<br />
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| festivals= [[Maha Sivaratri]]<br />
| architecture = Chalukya and Kakatiya<br />
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| year_completed = 9th century<br />
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'''Kumararama''' or ''Bhimarama'' is one of the five [[Pancharama Kshetras]] that are sacred to the Hindu god [[Shiva]]. The temple is located in [[Samalkota]] of [[East Godavari district]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The other four temples are Amararama at [[Amaravathi village, Guntur district|Amaravati]](Dist. [[Guntur]]), Draksharama at [[Draksharama]] (Dist. [[East Godavari]]), [[Ksheerarama]] at [[Palakollu]] and [[Somarama]] at [[Bhimavaram]](both in Dist. [[West Godavari]]).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Talbot|first1=Cynthia|title=Precolonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra|date=2001|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-513661-6|page=272|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HSfoCwAAQBAJ&q=kumararama+samalkot&pg=PA272|access-date=5 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> It is one of the centrally protected [[Monuments of National Importance|monuments of national importance]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Centrally Protected Monuments|url=http://asihyd.ap.nic.in/monuments.html|website=Archeological Survey of India|access-date=27 May 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626104454/http://asihyd.ap.nic.in/monuments.html|archive-date=26 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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[[File:Kumara Bhimarama Temple at Samalkota.jpg|thumb|250px|Kumara Bhimarama Temple at Samalkota]]<br />
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== Temple ==<br />
The temple is 1 kilometer from Samarlakota City. The limestone Linga, installed in the shrine, is 16 feet tall that it rises from the pedestal on the ground floor and enters the second floor by piercing the roof, where the Rudrabhaga is worshipped. The temple has a mandapam that is supported by 100 pillars and is of great architectural importance. The temple has an Ekasila Nandi (A Bull carved from a single stone) guarding the Shiva Lingam at the entrance of the temple. The temple resembles the other Pancharama temple at Draksharama which is also called Bhimeswara Alayam. To the East side, there is a mantap called Koneti. Pushkarni (Koneru) lake can be seen here.<br />
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The construction of the temple was started in AD 892 and was completed during 922.here the Linga is made of limestone and appears white. From 1340–1466 during [[Musunuri Nayaks]] the temple was reconstructed. Kakatiya style of architecture is adopted by [[Musunuri Nayaks]]. Here the Goddess is also known as Bala Tripura Sundari.<br />
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== Festivals ==<br />
During November–December (Karthika and Margashira masam) months daily Abhisheka is carried out. There will be Utsavam (Kalyana Mahotsam) during February–March (Magha Bahula Ekadashi day) time. Till Maha Shivarathri grand celebrations in the temple can be seen. Temple timings are from morning 6.00am to 12.00 noon and after noon 4.00pm to 8.00pm. Additional places of interest around Samalkot include Draksharama, [[Annavaram]], [[Thalupulamma Thalli]] and [[Rajahmundry]].<br />
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== photo gallery ==<br />
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File:Kumararama bhimesavara temple,side view,samalkota.jpg|Temple view from south<br />
File:Kumararama Bhimesvara temple,first floor,gopuram,samalkota.jpg|Gopuram from first floor(store)<br />
File:Puskarani-kumararama bhimesvara tBmple,samalkota.jpg|Pushakarani<br />
File:Linga-kumararama Bhimesara temple.samalkota.jpg|ahisheka shiva lingam, in the temple premises<br />
File:Carving ontemple pillar-kumararama temple ,samalkota.jpg|silasasanam(ancient carving on stones<br />
File:Dvajastambam-kumararama Bhimesavara temple,samalkota.jpg|Dvaja stambam<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060630013002/http://eastgodavari.nic.in/Samalkota.html Kumararama]<br />
* [http://www.templenet.com/Andhra/bheemarama.html More on Kumararama]<br />
* [http://www.shaktipeethas.org/kumararamam-at-samarlakota-t175.html Kumara Bheemeswara swamy temple]<br />
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