In and around Srikakulam. Srikurmam, The Sun God, Sangameswara etc.

Srikakulam - Nagavalli river Sangameswara, Arasavalli, Srimukha Lingam

Koti Madhava and Srikoormam Temples at Padmanabhapuram

Srikurmam - is situated about 12 miles from Srikakulam, in Padmanabha puram if I remember correctly. I think this is the only Temple in India where the deity is in the form of Vishnu's Kurma (Tortoise) avathara. We did our usual whispering of our special request here also, by touching the idol with bhakthi. My camera ran out of battery during this tour and no hotel had the charger available. The photos are from Wikipedia.

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1. Srimukhalingam.

Srimukhalingam lies on the banks of Vamsadhara River. It is about 30 miles north of Srikakulam. The Temple is dedicated to Shiva. The architecture resembles that of Orissa Temples. Orissa being the neighboring Province, this makes sense.

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2. The Suryanarayana Temple - This is the closest one to Srikakulam. Less than a mile and is situated in Arasavalli. The drive in this part of Godavari district was beautiful. Being in December, a cooler time, the vegetation was in full bloom. I loved the Coconut palm trees.

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More of Srimukha lingam - Sri Mukheswara Temple. See the architecture, slightly different from the typical Andhra style.

We did go to the sangam, where the three rivers Vegavathi, Swarnamukhi and Nagavalli meet. One of the 5 lingas Sangameswara is located here. This is about 35 miles from Srikakulam. This Temple definitely needs money for renovation and to be better maintained.

I don't remember what else we visited here.