The tower is one of the tallest among the temple towers in Andhra Pradesh. The height of the temple is 120 ft and 9 floors and was constructed during the Chalukya period (9th century) during the reign of Chalukya Bheema. The
Lingam is a unique milky white in colour and the tallest. There are 72 pillars made of black stone in the temple
mandapa. Inside, the
Garbhagriha. the sanctums of
Gokarneswara and
Ganesha are at the left. The main deity is in the center. To the right are the sanctums of
Kartikeya and
Vishnu;
Nandi is at the centre. The Gostani River flows through Palakollu and there is a
sangam (confluence) near
Narsapur with the
Godavari River. From here the river empties into the sea at
Antarvedi. The
lingam, can be seen from the windows of the sanctum from all four sides. The temple complex has many shrines, for many gods and goddesses like,
Surya,
Parvati,
Lakshmi,
Nagareshwara,
Ganesha,
Veerabhadra, the eight
Matrikas,
Durga,
Brahma,
Saraswati,
Kartikeya,
Bhairava,
Nagadeva,
Nataraja,
Dattatreya,
Nageshwara,
Shani,
Krishna and
Radha, and
Shiva. ==History==