Sangam, Srikakulam district

Sangam is a village and a pilgrimage site in Vangara mandal in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.[1] Sangam is a village and a pilgrimage site in Vangara mandal in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Sangam
village
Sangameswara Temple
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictSrikakulam
Languages
  OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationAP
Nearest cityRajam

It is about 56 kilometers from Srikakulam Town and 20 kilometers from Rajam. River Nagavali, Suvarnamukhi and Vegavati confluence (join together) takes place here. Hence it is a Triveni sangam similar to one well known in Allahabad.

One of the five lingas of Lord Sangameswara , another name for Lord Shiva is here established(pratista done) by Balaram , the brother of Lord SriKrishna . Thousands of devotees gather here on Maha Sivaratri Festival.

Location :SangameswaraSwamy Temple located at Srikakulam (District), Vangara(Mandal), Village(Sangam) Pincode : 532462. Landamark : Rajam Town , Srikakulam District


References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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