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Mukhalingeswara Temple

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Mukhalingeswara Temple

Three temples to Shiva on the Vamsadhara river, in Srikakulam district

Checked 21 Oct 2026 with 3 sources2 min read

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Getting there

  • By air

    Visakhapatnam airport is the nearest airport, about 160 km away.

  • By train

    Srikakulam town is the nearest railway head, about 48 km away.

  • By road

    Andhra Pradesh State Highway 106 passes through the village.

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Rules to know

  • Officials asked the endowments department to set up proper queue lines for the festival.

Why devotees come here

Mukhalingeswara Temple stands on the left bank of the Vamsadhara river at Srimukhalingam, in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. It is a complex of three temples, each dedicated to a different form of Shiva.

The temple is dedicated to Shiva and stands on the left bank of the Vamsadhara river. The village is in Jalumuru mandal of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. It is also known as Srimukhalingam or Mukhalinga, and it is both a village and a gram panchayat, a local village council area.

The complex is a group of three temples, each dedicated to a different form of Shiva: Mukhalingeswara, Bhimeswara and Someswara. It is built in Indo-Aryan style. At the entrance, a huge arched gate has two lions on each side of the staircases. The first gate leads to the outer enclosure, where a Nandi stands in a mandapam, which is a pillared hall.

Before Maha Shivaratri, officials called the place Dakshina Kashi and said the temple has been a centre of worship for thousands of years. The village lies very near Paralakhemundi town in Odisha, the headquarters of Gajapati district, so the two places sit in different states.

Festivals

  • February 15 to 18Maha Shivaratri

    A four-day festival at the temple. About 70,000 to 80,000 devotees were expected.

Tips for your visit

  • Officials announced medical camps for the festival.
  • Officials recommended mobile toilets, changing rooms and a balloon marker outside the village for devotees.
  • Officials arrange enough water flow in the Vamsadhara river for ritual bathing during the festival.
  • The district tourism page says the sculptures, carvings and architecture are worth seeing.
  • APSRTC operates several buses from Srikakulam bus stand to the village.

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Questions people ask

Which forms of Shiva are worshipped at the temple?

Three forms of Shiva are worshipped in the complex: Mukhalingeswara, Bhimeswara and Someswara. Each has its own temple, so one visit covers all three shrines.

What does the entrance look like?

A huge arched gate marks the entrance. Two lions stand on each side of the staircases, and you pass them before you reach the first gate inside.

Where is the Nandi?

Inside the outer enclosure, a Nandi stands in a mandapam. The first gate leads to that enclosure.

Is there a big festival at the temple?

Yes. Maha Shivaratri is a four-day festival, scheduled from February 15 to 18, with ritual bathing in the Vamsadhara river.

How we checked this page

On 21 Oct 2026 we checked every fact on this page against these sources, official ones first. Anything we could not confirm is left out.

  1. Religious Tourism, Srikakulam District (Government of Andhra Pradesh) srikakulam.ap.gov.in
  2. Srimukhalingam Readies for Maha Shivaratri; 80,000 Devotees Expected, Deccan Chronicle deccanchronicle.com
  3. Mukhalingam, Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org

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