Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple- Palakollu

 Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple- Palakollu

Located at Palakollu of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, Sri Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy temple is known as one of the Pancharama Kshetras.

The temple is a huge structure with a towering Rajagopuram. Here, the shiva lingam is tallest, milky white and it is made of white marble which can be viewed through the all four windows of the Garbha graham. The temple tower stands 120ft tall with 9 floors. The temple was built during the 9th century under the rule of Chalukya Bheema. The Prakara was designed during the 10th century and gopuram was constructed during 14th Century. Kalyana mandapam and Ashta Bhuja Lakshmi Narayanaswamy temples were built in the 17th century. The temple mandapam has 72 pillars carved out of black stones.