The Sangameswara temple is a Hindu temple in the Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located near Muchumarri at the confluence of the Krishna and Bhavanasi rivers, 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.

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. 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

  1. ↑ "Sangameshwara temple preservation urged". The Hindu. 30 January 2005. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Centuries-old Kurnool temple faces permanent submersion". The Hindu. 26 December 2004. Archived from the original on 9 January 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Rao, Vyjayanthi (2013). "The FUTURE IN RUINS, Appendix=Sayalu's Song". In Stoler, Ann Laura. (ed.). Imperial Debris : On Ruins and Ruination. Duke University Press, Durham and London. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-8223-5348-5.
  4. ↑ Bhatt, S.C.; Bhargava, Gopal K ., eds. (2006). LAND AND PEOPLE of Indian State and Union Territories (In 36 Volumes), Andhra Pradesh, Volume - 2. Vol. 2. Kalpaz Publications, Delhi. p. 496. ISBN 81-7835-358-X.
  5. ↑ Sajnani, Dr. Manohar (2001). Encyclopedia of Tourism Resources In India (Volume II). Vol. II. Kalpaz Publications, Delhi. p. 42. ISBN 81-7835-018-1.


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