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Kumārārāma Bhīmeśvara Temple

Śiva · Samalkot, Kakinada · Andhra Pradesh

Pañchārāma Kṣetras

Installed, they say, by Kumāra Swāmy himself

⭐ Why it is famous

A two-storey Chalukyan temple with a 60-foot liṅga chamber and a hundred pillars carved with dancers.

📜 Pilgrimage history

Built by Chalukya Bhima in the 9th century in imitation of Draksharama.

🕰️ Temple timings

  • 06:00 – 12:00 and 16:00 – 20:00

🙏 Darśan details

  • Free darśan
  • Śivarātri and Kārtika Māsa are peak

🚉 Location & getting there

📍 Kumārārāma Bhīmeśvara Temple, Samalkot, Kakinada17.0453, 82.1690 · Tap to open Google Maps
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Nearest railway station

Samalkot Jn (SLO) — 2 km

Nearest bus stand

Samalkot bus stand — state transport buses stop here.

Nearest airport

Rajahmundry (RJA) — 45 km

By road

12 km from Kakinada.

🪔 Poojas, sevās & tickets

This temple does not publish a rate list. Darśan is free; ārcanā, abhiṣeka and other sevās are booked at the counter inside the temple on the day.

🧭 Around the temple

Places to see besides the temple — tap any one to open it in Google Maps.

🏖️ BeachKakinada Beach14 km awayLong working beach and port town promenade on the Bay of Bengal.🌿 MangroveCoringa Wildlife Sanctuary25 km awaySecond-largest mangrove forest in India, home to migratory birds.🗿 HeritageSamalkot Sugar Factory Heritage1 km awayOne of India's oldest sugar mills, established in the 1800s.

🛏️ Where to stay

  • Hotels in Kakinada

₹ Indicative trip cost (per head, 2 days)

BudgetStandardComfort
₹1,000₹2,200₹5,000

Indicative only — travel, stay and food, excluding shopping

🛕 Nearby temples

Bhīmeśvara Swāmy Temple, DraksharamaŚrī Vīra Veṅkaṭa Satyanārāyaṇa Swāmy Temple

📌 Other attractions nearby

  • Coringa wildlife sanctuary
  • Kakinada beach

🧵 Part of these circuits

Pañchārāma Kṣetras