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Someswara Swamy Temple, Appikonda

Chola-era Shiva temple at Appikonda in Visakhapatnam, built in 1070 and protected by the ASI

01 — The story

Sri Someswara Swamy Temple stands at Appikonda in Visakhapatnam and is dedicated to Shiva. It goes back to 1070, when King Kulottunga I of the Chola dynasty had it built, and it is referred to as the Chola Monument. The Archaeological Survey of India has declared it a protected monument.

The temple is very popular, and at Maha Shivaratri more than one lakh (100,000) devotees from the region come here for the festival.

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02 — About

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We’re still writing about Someswara Swamy Temple, Appikonda: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.