ఈ వారం (11-17 NOV 2012): చారిత్రక కట్టడం

1000 year's old Golingeswara and Subhramanya Swamy Temple Complex, Biccavolu, EG District. AP

Biccavolu (Birudankinavolu) which contains several important temples of the Eastern Chalukya period. The village is named after the King Gunaga Vijayaditya III. The name of the village Biccavole derived from the ruler to Turupu Chalakya Vamsam during their period 849–892 BC and the rulers constructed number of important temples during their period around the Biccavole village. Out of which one of the temple, Sri Raja Rajeswari vari temple and Sri Chandrasekhara Swamyvari temple. They are very prominent with great Silpakala nypunyam.Biccavolu got its glory from KamaReddy after Cholas and krishna devarayas. King Kamineni Kama reddy (Kamma Cummunity) developed this part of the Vasishta and Godavari delta.

The central shrine of Golingeswara has a wealth of iconographic material, as all around it, and a beautiful Sivalingam and 33 lines sasanam on the door jambs. In the Mukhamandapam of the temple of Sri Golingeswara are preserved two exquisite masterpieces of Eastern Chalukyas sculputure.