Kotilingeshwara Temple, Karnataka
Kotilingeshwara Temple in Karnataka is extremely famous because of the largest and the tallest Shivalinga present in Asia.
The Kotilingeshwara temple lies in a very small village named Kammasandra in the Kolar district. It is about 100 km from North Bangalore via road.
Main Attraction
The main attraction of the temple is a huge lingam 108 feet tall and 35 feet tall Nandi statue. This temple at present has 92 lakhs shivalingas. These small lingas spread over the entire area. Temple priests told they still need 8L lingas to reach 1 crore. Overall it was a good experience with so many positive vibes around.
History
This temple has been constructed by Swami Sambha Shiva Murthy in the year 1980. The first linga was installed in 1980 and since then there have been many lingas present in the temple.
Kotilingeshwara Temple Karnataka, Photogallery
Pooja Rituals
Daily poojas are performed at all the installed Shivalingas by the priests every day. The devotees can also offer special poojas by installing the lingas. These lingas can be installed on any day chosen by the devotees in their names. Regular poojas will be carried out and offered to all the lingas installed. Linga Installation Fee: Starts from INR 6,000
Within the premises of the temple, there are about eleven other temples for different deities. The first of them includes the temple of Lord Vishnu, Lord Brahma, and Lord Maheshwara temples. This is followed by a temple of Lord Kotilingeshwara.
The temples include Goddess Annapoorneshwari Temple, Goddess Karumaari Amma Temple, Lord Venkataramani Swamy Temple, Lord Panduranga Swamy Temple, Lord Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana Temple, Lord Panchamukha Ganapathy Temple, Lord Anjaneya Temple, and finally Goddess Kannika Parameshwari Temple.
The Government has declared this temple as a tourist spot so that hundreds of tourists from across the World can come and pay their respects to the largest Linga in Asia. Two flower trees named Nagalinga and Cannon Ball are located here, and many unmarried women pray for a blessed and happy married life.
Maha Shivaratri is a special occasion and a large number of devotees make it a point to be there on this auspicious day. The temple can be easily reached from the goldfields of Kolar.