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Folks. Ever heard of a temple with a Shiva Lingam so tall that it is worshipped on two floors?
And a Shaktipeeth where the Goddess so furious that Adi Sankaracharya changed her pose to face away from devotees?
No? A thread on the Draksharamam Bhimeswara Manikyamba Temple
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Thus the name for the town as Draksharamam.
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1. Draksharamam
2. Amararamam (present day Amaravathi)
3. Ksheeraramam (present day Palakollu)
4. Somaramam (Bhimavaram)
5. Kumararamam (Samalkot).
Surprisingly, all of them are within the Krishna Godavari delta, corresponding to the Telugu heartland.
The three temples
1. Srisailam.
2. Kaleswaram
3. Bhimeswaram (Draksharamam)
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माणिक्या दक्षवाटिके॥ (Manikyaam Dakshavaatike) is how the verse flows.
She is worshipped as Manikyamba here.
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1. Srisailam Bhramaramba (Kurnool dist)
2. Sri Kalahasti Gynana Prasunamba (Chittoor dist)
3. Draksharamam Manikyamba. (EastGodavari)
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You can see that from this image. She is looking away.
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This is considered to be the holy trinity of Hinduism right here
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