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| locale = [[Visakhapatnam]]<br />
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'''Sri Someswara Swamy Temple''' is a temple to [[Shiva]] located in [[Appikonda]], [[Visakhapatnam]].<br />
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==History==<br />
This temple was built in 1070 by King [[Kulottunga I]] of the [[Chola dynasty]], and referred to as the Chola Monument.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 July 2015 |agency=TNN | title=Appikonda Beach temple washed out by modernity {{!}} Visakhapatnam News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Appikonda-Beach-temple-washed-out-by-modernity/articleshow/48210744.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=Mumbai |access-date=21 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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===About===<br />
Someswara Temple is very popular. In this region, for [[Maha Shivratri]] more than 1 lakh (100,000) devotees will visit during the festival.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/lord-shiva-temples-set-for-sivaratri-in-visakhapatnam/articleshow/57318555.cms | title= Lord Shiva temples set for Sivaratri in Visakhapatnam | date=24 February 2017 |website=[[The Times of India]] |location=Mumbai | accessdate=12 June 2019 }}</ref> The temple was declared a protected monument by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Protected Monuments in Andhra Pradesh |url=https://asi.nic.in/protected-monuments-in-andhra-pradesh/ |publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] |access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://aparchmuseums.nic.in/?page_id=1067 | title= Monuments: Visakhapatnam District | publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh Department of Archeology and Museums]] |access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Visakhapatnam district]]</div>->Jeevan naidu