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Somarama is one of the five Pancharama Kshetras that are sacred to the Hindu god Shiva.

Here Lord Shiva is known as Someswara Swamy. The consort of Lord Someswara is Sri Rajarajeswari Ammavaru. The Sivalinga at this place is installed and established by Lord Chandra. 

There are two legends about the temple:

First one says that Amrutha Shivalinga was owned by Demon Tarakasura. Due to that Shivalinga, he becomes more powerful and no one could win over him. Son of Lord Shiva and Parvati, Lord Kumara Swamy used his powers to kill Tarakasura but failed they reunited again and again. So Narayana advice to Kumaraswamy breaks that Shiva Linga wore by demon Tarakasura into pieces and then  place them in five different places, forming the sacred temples. Lord Chandra installed Shivalinga So that this temple named as Someshwara Swamy

And another legend says that Lord Shiva destroyed the Tripura during Tripura Samharam. The Shiva lingam in the throat of a lord of Tripuras was broken into 5 pieces and installed worshipped in 5 different places as Pancharama Kshetras.

This temple is old but looks like a new one because of paintings on the walls and sculptures.

At the front of the temple is a lotus covered pond called Chandrakundam, and there is a large Gopuram at the temple entrance. On the left side of the temple, there is a big hall in which the temples of Lord Sri Rama and Hanuman are present.

The temple has many sculptures. In the hall of the temple, there is a big statue of Nandi. After crossing the hall, there is a room in front of the sanctum. In that room, there is a temple of Annapurna mata.

In the sanctum, Lord Shiva is in the form of a beautiful Shivalinga and  temple of Goddess Annapurna was built on top of the Shiva temple

To the south of the Garbha Gruham, Goddess Adilakshmi can be seen and the wedding hall on the ground and first floor are constructed. Marriages are conducted both in the new hall and also in Goddess Annapurna mantapam.

To the east side of this temple, there is a Pushkarini pond which is also called Soma Gundam. Inside the temple, Lord Anjaneya Swamy, God Kumara Swamy, Navagraha, Sun God, Lord Ganesha can be seen. In front of the main entrance, a 15-foot pillar is constructed. The pond in front of the entrance is always covered by lotus flowers.