Sangameswaram
The Sangameswara temple is a Hindu temple in the
foreshore of the Srisailam reservoir,[1] where it is submerged for part of the time, surfacing when the water level recedes to a sufficient degree.[2] It was first submerged after the Srisailam Dam was constructed in 1981, and first surfaced in 2003.[citation needed
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The temple's wooden Lingam, Sangameshwaram, is believed to have been installed by Dharmaraja, the eldest of the Pandavas, after their visit to Srisailam Mallikarjuna temple.[citation needed] The temple is considered a place of religious sanctity due to being built at the confluence of seven rivers and remain visible for two months.[3] (Bhavanasi, Krishna River and five rivers that merge into it beforehand, namely, Veni, Tunga, Bhadra, Bheemarathi and Malapaharini).[4][5]
References
- ^ "Sangameshwara temple preservation urged". The Hindu. 30 January 2005. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ "Centuries-old Kurnool temple faces permanent submersion". The Hindu. 26 December 2004. Archived from the original on 9 January 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-8223-5348-5.
- ISBN 81-7835-358-X.
- ISBN 81-7835-018-1.
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