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| Kumararama | |
|---|---|
 Kumararama Bhimesvara Swami Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Kakinada |
| Deity | Shiva, Bala Tripura sundari |
| Festivals | Maha Sivaratri |
| Location | |
| Location | Samarlakota |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Country | India |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Chalukya and Kakatiya |
| Completed | 9th century |
| Temple(s) | One |
Kumararama or Bhimarama (Chalukya Kumararama Bhimeswara Temple) is one of the five Pancharama Kshetras that are sacred to the Hindu god Shiva. The temple is located in Samalkota of Kakinada district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The other four temples are Amararama at Amaravati(Dist. Guntur), Draksharama at Draksharama (Dist. East Godavari), Ksheerarama at Palakollu and Somarama at Bhimavaram(both in Dist. West Godavari).[1] It is one of the centrally protected monuments of national importance.[2]
- ^ Talbot, Cynthia (2001). Precolonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra. Oxford University Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-19-513661-6. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Centrally Protected Monuments". Archeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.