Markandeya Temple

Markandeya Temple is located in Rajahmundry town of Andhra Pradesh in India.

It is associated with muni Markandeya who spent his whole life praying to Lord Shiv. He made a lingam and installed it in the temple. The tradition says that at the age of 11, he was rescued by Lord Shiv from Yamraj, the God of Death.

In 1818, Gundu Sobhanadriswara Rao reconstructed the temple.