Mukhalingam

Mukhalingam

Srimukhalingam
Mukhalingam Srimukhalingam
Village
	Srimukhalingam temple
	Dynamic map
	Mukhalingam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 18°36′00″N 83°58′00″E / 18.6000°N 83.9667°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Srikakulam
Talukas	Jalumuru
Population
• Total	3,204
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	532428
Vehicle Registration	AP30 (Former); AP39 (from 30 January 2019)

Mukhalingam, also known as Srimukhalingam or Mukhalinga, is a village panchayat in Jalumuru mandal of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Historically known as Kalinganagari, Mukhalingam served as the capital of Eastern Ganga Dynasty from 6th century AD to 12th century AD. Emperor Sri Ananthavarma Chodaganga Devara conquered Utkala in 1122 AD and shifted the capital from Kalinganagari to Caudwara kataka^[2]

The village is located on the left bank of Vamsadhara river at a distance of 48 km from Srikakulam town( nearest rail head ) and 160 km from Visakhapatnam ( nearest airport).^[3]

Mukhalingam is home to a group of three Śiva temples - Madhukeswara, Someswara, Bhimeswara - which have been variously dated by historians from late eighth century to early eleventh century CE.^[4]^[5] Mukhalingam was the erstwhile capital of the Eastern Ganga dynasty. The main temple of Sri Mukhalingam was built by Eastern Ganga King Kamaranaba Deva II, great-grand father of Anantavarman Chodaganga of Kalinga.

^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
^ Rajguru, Padmashri Dr. Satyanarayana (1972). History of Gangas. History of Ganga. Vol. Part 2. Superintendent of Museum, Orissa , Bhubaneswar. p. 39.
^ "Srimukhalingam". Andhra Pradesh Tourism. Andhra Pradesh Tourism Authority. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ Murthy, K. Krishna (1987). Glimpses of Art, Architecture, and Buddhist Literature in Ancient India. Abhinav Publications. p. 71. ISBN 978-81-7017-226-0.
^ Davidson, Ronald M. (2004). Indian Esoteric Buddhism: Social History of the Tantric Movement. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 342. ISBN 978-81-208-1991-7.

[1] "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

[2] Rajguru, Padmashri Dr. Satyanarayana (1972). History of Gangas. History of Ganga. Vol. Part 2. Superintendent of Museum, Orissa , Bhubaneswar. p. 39.

[3] "Srimukhalingam". Andhra Pradesh Tourism. Andhra Pradesh Tourism Authority. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

[:0-4] Murthy, K. Krishna (1987). Glimpses of Art, Architecture, and Buddhist Literature in Ancient India. Abhinav Publications. p. 71. ISBN 978-81-7017-226-0.

[:1-5] Davidson, Ronald M. (2004). Indian Esoteric Buddhism: Social History of the Tantric Movement. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 342. ISBN 978-81-208-1991-7.

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