The Sangameswara temple
(Telugu: సంగమేశ్వ దేవస్థానము)
is an ancient Hindu temple in the Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is
located near Muchumarri at the confluence of the Krishna and Bhavanasi rivers,
in the foreshore of the Srisailam reservoir, where it is submerged for part of the
time, surfacing when the water level recedes to a sufficient degree. It was first
submerged after the Srisailam Dam was constructed in 1981, and first surfaced
in 2003.
The temple's wooden Lingam, Sangameswaram, is believed to have been
installed by Dharmaraja, the eldest of the Pandavas,[citation needed] after their
visit to Srisailam Mallikarjuna temple. The temple is considered a place of
religious sanctity due to being built at the confluence of seven rivers (Bhavanasi,
Krishna River and its five rivers that merge into it namely, Veni, Tunga, Bhadra,
Bheemarathi and Malapaharini).[citation needed]
