Bhimavaram (AP)

Tel: భీమవరం bhīmavaraṁ ‘Bhima’s Gift’  [Bhimapuram]City, Andhra Pradesh  . From Bhima and Skt: puri, ‘fort’, ‘city’; or Tel: varamu, ‘boon’, ‘blessing’, ‘gift’. Legends tell the story of Chalukya Bheema, a 10thC Eastern Chalukya king, who built a temple to Siva here...