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Foundation Year500 years oldSthala TreeTheerthamRathamArchitectureOther SpecialityKukuteswara Swamy is a Swayambhu with Spatika Lingam. The temple is also famous for its single-stone Nandi, Body Part: Back, | Maha Shathipeeth |
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Kukkuteswara Temple is a Hindu temple in Pitapuram town of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is prominent in both Saivite and Shakta Hindu traditions. It is one of the eighteen Maha Sakthi Peethas considered the most significant pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Kukkuteswara, a form of Lord Siva as a rooster and his consort Rajarajeswari Devi.
The temple of Puruhutika Devi, one of the Maha Shakti Peetha's is on the premises of Kukkuteswara Temple. Pithapuram is referred to in the Skanda Purana and in Srinatha's Bheemeswara Puranamu and also in Samudragupta's Allahabad stone pillar inscription.
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