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{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name               = Draksharamam
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| caption            = Bhimeswara Swamy temple
| map_type           = India Andhra Pradesh
| map_caption        = Location in Andhra Pradesh
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| coordinates        = {{coord|16.792|N|82.0633|E|display=inline,title}}
| country            = [[India]]
| state              = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| district           = [[Konaseema]]
| locale             = [[Draksharamam]]
| elevation_m        = 31.4
| deity              = [[Shiva]]
| festivals          = [[Maha Shivaratri]], [[Kartik Purnima]]
| architecture       = [[Dravidian architecture]]
| temple_quantity    = 1
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| inscriptions       = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] 
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'''Draksharamam''' or '''Daksharamam''' is one of the five [[Pancharama Kshetras]] that are sacred to the Hindu god [[Shiva]] and also 12th of Ashtadasha Shakthi Peetams. The temple is located in [[Draksharamam]] town of [[Konaseema district]] in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The poet [[Mallikarjuna Panditaradhyudu]] who wrote first independent work in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and who spread [[Lingayatism]] in Andhra region during medieval ages was born in this town.{{sfnp|Salva|Shu|G.|1994}}{{sfnp|K.|1978|p=535-538}}

== Etymology ==
The town was formerly known as {{IAST|Daṣkatapovana}} and {{IAST|Daṣkavāṭika}}.{{sfnp|Moorthy|1994}} This is the place where [[Daksha]] head of all prajapatis did a [[yagna]] called {{IAST|Nirīśvara yāga}} or {{IAST|Nirīśvara yajña}}. This place's present name is a compound of {{IAST|Daṣka}} and {{IAST|Ārāma}} which means "Abode of [[Daksha]]". This place was also referred to as {{IAST|Daṣkavāṭika}} by Jagadguru [[Adi Shankara]] in [[Shakta pithas|maha shakti peetha]] sloka at {{IAST|Māṇikye Dakṣa vāṭika}} which points to "Maanikyamba devi of Draksharama". The place where Daksha performed {{IAST|Nirīśvara yajña}} is still visited by pilgrims here.

== History ==
Inscriptions in the temple reveal that it was built between the 9th and 10th centuries CE by the Eastern Chalukyan king, Bhima. The big Mandapam of the temple was built by Ganga Mahadevi, daughter-in-law of [[Eastern Ganga Dynasty]] king [[Narasingha Deva I]] of [[Odisha]].{{sfnp|Rajguru|1986|p=29}} Architecturally and sculpturally, the temple reflects a blend of Chalukyan and Chola styles.{{sfnp|Ramaswamy|2017|p=16}}

The temple is historically prominent. It was built by [[Eastern Chalukyas]] who reigned over this area. It's believed to have been constructed earlier to the Bhimeswaraswamy temple in [[Samarlakota]] that was built between 892 C.E. and 922 C.E.

== Festivals ==
[[Maha Shivaratri]] and [[Vijayadashami|Dasara]] are the main festivals associated with Draksharamam

== See also ==
*[[Andhra Vishnu]]
*[[Pancharama Kshetras]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D5YOAAAAYAAJ|title= A History of Telugu Literature: 1108 A.D.-1320 A.D|publisher= Institute of Asian Studies|year=1994|language=English|last1=Salva |first1= Krishnamurthi |last2=Shu |first2=  Hikosaka  |last3=G. |first3=  John Samuel}}
* {{cite journal |last1= K.|first1=Lalithamba |date= 1978|title= Devotional Saivism In Medieval Andhra |url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/44139392|journal= Indian History Congress |volume= 39  |access-date= 14 September 2024}}
* {{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}}
* {{Cite book |last=Rajguru |first=Padmashri Dr. Satyanarayana |title= Odisha Ra Sanskrutika Itihasa |publisher=Orissa Sahitya Akademi|year=1986|series= Odisha Ra Sanskrutika Itihasa |volume=4 |location=Cuttack, Odisha|chapter=No 1 - Ganga o Gajapati Bansha Ra Utpatti o Sankhipta Itihasa |author-link=Satyanarayana Rajguru}}
* {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/on-the-pancharamam-temples-in-andhra-pradesh-part-2/article19223618.ece|title=Rich in lore and sculptures|last=Ramaswamy|first=Chitra|date=2017-07-06|work=The Hindu|access-date= 14 September 2024|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}
* {{citation |editor=Venkata Subbayya |title= {{transliteration|te|Śrī Bhīmēśvara Purāṇamu}} |language=Telugu |location=Madras |publisher= Krottapalli Venkata Padmanabha Sastri|year=1901|url=https://ia601409.us.archive.org/22/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.395642/2015.395642.Sree-Beemeswara.pdf}}
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