Someswara Swamy Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
Deity | Someshwara |
Location | |
Location | Visakhapatnam |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
Country | India |
Location in Visakhapatnam | |
Geographic coordinates | 17°34′35″N 83°10′23″E / 17.576473°N 83.173084°E / 17.576473; 83.173084 |
Sri Someswara Swamy Temple is a temple to Shiva located in Appikonda, Visakhapatnam.
This temple was built in 1070 by King Kulottunga I of the Chola dynasty, and referred to as the Chola Monument.[1]
Someswara Temple is very popular. In this region, for Maha Shivratri more than 1 lakh (100,000) devotees will visit during the festival.[2] The temple was declared a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India.[3][4]