Saiva · Kammasandra, Karnataka
Kotilingeshwara Temple, Kolar
Kotilingeshwara, a 108-foot linga among lakhs of small ones
Sani and Sade satiGeneralPitru and ancestors
The temple in short
- Deity
- Kotilingeshwara, a 108-foot linga among lakhs of small ones
- Where
- Kammasandra, Karnataka · 12.87N 78.31E
- Usual hours
- 6 am – 1 pm, 3 pm – 8 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
- Grahas
- Sani
- Visited for
- Lakhs of lingas installed by devotees around the tallest linga in the country; a linga is set up here in a family’s name. Maha Sivaratri is its day.
Where it is
Others within reach
Nearest first, by straight-line distance
- Dodda Basava (Bull) Temple and Dodda Ganapathi, Basavanagudi 80.6 km · Saiva
- Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Temple, Kanipakam 87.7 km · Ganapathi
- Sripuram Mahalakshmi Golden Temple 88.9 km · Vaishnava
- Padavedu Renukambal Temple 101.8 km · Sakta (Amman)
- Arunachaleswarar Temple 108.9 km · Saiva
- Ghati Subramanya Temple 111.4 km · Murugan
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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.