Shri Someshwara Temple - Kolanpaka

The straight road from beside the Aleru railway station has two diversions after 6KM.  The straight well laid road leads to Bachchannapet village, the left diversion leads to Shri Someshwara Temple which is about ½ KM from main road, and the right diversion leads to Jain Temple few yards away. 

The road to Someshwara temple is a kachcha road.  An arch is under construction now.

Here Lord Shiva is ‘Swayambhu Linga swaroopa.’ The victory of Shivaite Kings on Rashtrakutas and Kakatiya kings resulted in the strengthening of Shaivism.  Even the Kakatiya kings being Shivaites many Shiva temples were built and patronized.  As there are four temples, Sri Suvarna Someshwaralayam, Ganesha, Rajarajeshwari and Subramanyeshwara temples, it is also called “chathushkutaalayam”.  Here we also find “Sahasralinga” temple.  The ruling king then wanted to install one crore Shiva Linga in his kingdom.  As a thousand were less he got those sculpted on a single Linga, thus completing one crore count.  So this Sahasra Linga temple is also known as ‘Kotilingala’.  The other name for this temple is “pachchala Someshwaralayam”.

Aadi Jagdguru Renukaacharya, the founder of Veera Shaivism is ‘Swayambhu'.  He spread the doctrine of Veera Shaivism.  He established

1)      Someshwara Temple – Kolanpaka

2)      Shri Sidheshwara swamy temple - Ujjaini

3)      Bheemanathswamy temple - Kedaarnath

4)      Mallikarjuna swamy temple - Shrishailam

5)      Shri Vishveshwara swamy temple - Kaashi.

After this he appointed ‘Acharyas’ at all these places and had attained salvation at the Swayambu Linga. 

The forefront mandap has many sculptures of yesteryears and stones with scriptures on either side.  There is a four pillar mandap with nandi in front of Someshwara Temple. This temple in the peaceful environment bestows calmness to the mind and blessings of Almighty.  

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*The information about the Temple is mostly from the literature collected from the office and book on “Shri Someshwaram (Panagallu)”, written by Acharya Shri Surya Prakash.