Kukkuteswara Temple
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Kukkuteswara Temple is a Hindu temple in Pitapuram town of Kakinada 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.[1] The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Kukkuteswara, a form of Lord Siva as a rooster and his consort Rajarajeswari Devi.[2]
Kukkuteswara Temple | |
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శ్రీ కుక్కుటేశ్వర దేవాలయం | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Kakinada district |
Deity | Kukkuteswara (Shiva) Rajarajeswari Devi Puruhutika Devi |
Festivals | Maha Shivaratri, Navaratri |
Location | |
Location | Pithapuram |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
Country | India |
Location in Andhra Pradesh | |
Geographic coordinates | 17°06′24.46″N 82°14′36″E |
The temple of Puruhutika Devi, one of the Maha Shakti Peethas 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.[3]