Sreekoormam (Dist. Srikakulam_A..P.)

Ghanta stupas at the  back side of the main gopuram

  
 Sri Koormam is a place situated about 15 kms., from Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh

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There is a temple dedicated to Sri Kurmanatha, which is the second avatar of Lord Vishnu, Kurm Avatar(Tortoise). This is the only temple of Kurmanatha in IndiaThere is a  temple dedicated to Sri Kurmanatha, which is the second avatar of Lord Vishnu,Kunrma Avatar (tortoise) This is the only temple of KurmanathaThe head of the deity is in the form of a Kurma (tortoise) and is represented by a Vishnu namam, the tail being represented by a Saligrama presented by Adi Sankaracharya  in India.

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One unique feature of this temple is that it has Dhwajastambams in the front and back of the temple. That is because the deity faces the back of the temple on the west.

Dhwajastambams in the front of the tem

                           

  

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