The Kotilingeshwara Temple lies in a small Kammasandra village in the Kolar district. The temple is extremely famous because of the largest and the tallest Shivalinga present in Asia. More than 2 lac devotees visit this temple every year.
Maha Shivaratri is a special occasion, and many devotees make it a point to be there on this auspicious day. The temple can be easily reached from the gold fields of Kolar.
The Shivalinga is 33 mts and is the tallest in the World. It has an accompanying Basava statue, which is 11 mts tall and is surrounded by many Shivalingas spread across the area. The project involves the establishment of one crore shivalingas hence it is named Kotilingeshwara, and curre...