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Draksharama Bhimeshwara holds a rare double sanctity: it is simultaneously one of the five Pancharama Kshetras (among the most revered Shiva temples in South India) and a Shakti Peeth (where Sati's cheek fell — the goddess being Vishveshwari / Manikyamba). This combination of Jyotirlinga-class Shiva worship and Shakti Peeth presence makes it exceptionally potent in the South Indian pilgrimage tradition. The goddess Manikyamba (also called Vishveshwari — "Queen of the Universe") is the presiding Shakti. Her jewel-adorned form is the cosmic counterpart to the Bhimeshwara linga. The simultaneous worship of Shiva and Shakti (Ardhanarishvara principle) is deeply embedded in this temple's identity.
Mythology
The Pancharama mythology: Tarakasura, after intense penance, received from Brahma a boon that he could only be killed by a son of Shiva (who was then in meditation). After Shiva was brought out of meditation through Manmatha's intervention and Parvati's penance, Kumara (Murugan/Kartikeya) was born and slew Tarakasura. But the demon's Shivalinga (his source of power, through which he worshipped Shiva) broke into five pieces — which flew across the Andhra delta and fell at five locations, creating the Pancharama Kshetras. Draksharama received one of these divine fragments.