Gollingeswara Group of Temples, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh The Gollingeswara Group of Temples at Biccavolu was built by the famous Eastern Chalukya king Gunagavijayaditya III (Birudanka Bhima) during the 9th century CE. The site house six sandstone temples, clustered in two different localities of the village. The first cluster includes the Gollingeswara, Rajarajeswara and Chandrasekhara temples, all west-facing and enclosed within a common compound with a gopuradvara and open porticos. The deity enshrined in the Gollingeswara Temple is known as Vijayasvara Mahadeva - by the name of the donor king. These temples continue to be under worship. The second cluster consists of the Veerabhadra, Nakkalagudi and Kancharagudi temples, located away from the main village, where only the sanctums survive. Among them, the Gollingeswara Temple is the largest and the richest in architectural richness. It consists of a garbhagriha, antarala, a narrow passage, mukha mandapa, and a later-added mandapa. The sanctum houses a polished granite linga, while the exterior walls feature richly carved koshtas with sculptures influenced by the Kalinga style. The temple contains images of Ardhanarisvara, Vishnu, Bhikshatanamurthy, Mahishasuramardini, Surya, Skanda and Devi. The temples are adorned with numerous sculptures, including Ardhanariswara, Ekapada Dakshinamurti, Bhikshayatana Siva, Surya, Kumara with Kukkuta, Kubera on a human mount, Mahishamardini, Chamunda and Gomata in the Gollingeswara group. The Kancharagudi Temple features sculptures of Vishnu, Nataraja and Surya, along with Ganga and Yamuna figures carved at the base of the doorway and in separate niches. Source: Archaeological Survey of India