🔆 Srimukhalingam temple
↪️ Union government urged to include Srimukhalingam temple in UNESCO list.
🔸 The Srimukhalingam temple was also known as Kalinganagaram.
🔸 It was the capital of the early Eastern Ganga Dynasty.
↪️ Located in Jalumuru mandal of Srikakulam district Andhra Pradesh, near Vamsadhara River.
↪️ Constructed in the 9th century CE , it is built in the Kalinga architectural style.
↪️ Dedicated to lord Srimukha Lingeswara (a form of Shiva).
↪️ Here, Shiva Lingams do not have facial carvings and hence the temple differs from other shiva temples.
🔸 It is also known as Dakshina Kaasi.
↪️ It is believed that visiting this temple and taking a dip in the river relieves one from the cycle of rebirth.
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↪️ Union government urged to include Srimukhalingam temple in UNESCO list.
🔸 The Srimukhalingam temple was also known as Kalinganagaram.
🔸 It was the capital of the early Eastern Ganga Dynasty.
↪️ Located in Jalumuru mandal of Srikakulam district Andhra Pradesh, near Vamsadhara River.
↪️ Constructed in the 9th century CE , it is built in the Kalinga architectural style.
↪️ Dedicated to lord Srimukha Lingeswara (a form of Shiva).
↪️ Here, Shiva Lingams do not have facial carvings and hence the temple differs from other shiva temples.
🔸 It is also known as Dakshina Kaasi.
↪️ It is believed that visiting this temple and taking a dip in the river relieves one from the cycle of rebirth.
#GS1
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