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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple, Palakollu

Saiva · West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh

Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple, Palakollu

Ksheera Ramalingeswara, the linga Rama is said to have installed

General

The temple in short

Deity
Ksheera Ramalingeswara, the linga Rama is said to have installed
Where
West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh · 16.52N 81.73E
Usual hours
6 am – 1 pm, 3 pm – 8 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Suriyan Sani
Visited for
A Pancharama kshetram under a gopuram of nine storeys, among the tallest in the Godavari country. Maha Sivaratri and the Kalyanotsavam are its days.
Kept for Sun and Saturn, 2 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple, Palakollu, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

Others within reach

Nearest first, by straight-line distance

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.