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Let
us now enter and feast our eyes with the archamurti of great
antiquity. This temple facing East has a tall hundred and twenty
foot high tower and is said to have been built towards end of the
eighteenth century. The beautiful
Vimana adorned with a shining kalasa atop the garbha griha in the
Nagara style lends charm to the environs and heightens the sanctity
of the shrine. With very many niches adorned with parivaradevatas
vast courtyards, and sculptural adornments, this temple attained
fame and is attracting ardent devotees throughout the year. The
archamurti is moderately a big Sivalinga known as
R,amalingeswaraswamy since it was installed, by Sri Rama but
popularly called Ksheerarameswaraswamy. It is made of marble and so
crystal white unlike the black granite lingas found in almost all
the Sivaalayas. The belief current in this region is that this is a
self manifested linga Swayambhu and bars on its back three stripes.
A speciality It is adorned with Jatamakuta also. With many such
rarities, this temple has turned out a sure refuge for securing
mental solace, physical health and spiritual wealth. The Lord too is
bestowing boons liberally. Hence unbounded fame. The annual
Mahasivaratri festival celebrated on the Maghabahula chaturthi
attracts huge crowds of Siva bhaktas. Saivagama worship is offered
as done in all Pancharamams.
Having
seen this, we have to go to Samalkota to avail the darsan of
Kumareswaraswamy.
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