It is surrounded by a grand tower, adorned with a golden kalasha at the top. The mandap forms the front door attraction at the garbagriha and the antarala. The mandap has doors on all the four sides, three of which are blanketed with porches. Their entrances are decorated with pillars and arches. The Shivalingam appears on the floor of the sanctum, in a depression.
Water keeps oozing out of the top.
Tirthas The Godavari is believed to have appeared several times here, in response to the call of the Rishi Gowtama. Gangadwara tirtha is where the Ganga is believed to have originated. Varaha tirtha is where Vishnu took a bath in the Ganga, assuming the form of Varaha. The Kushavarta tirtha, the holiest of all, is a tank with flights of steps on all sides having pillared aisles with highly metaphorical bends. Amongst the others are the Gangasagar , the Gautamalaya , Bilva tirtha, Indra thirtha, Vishwanath tirtha, Mukund tirtha, Prayag tirtha, Rama Kund , Lakshmana Kund etc.