On 17 th June 2012, I went for a trip to Kotilingeswara temple with my family. The Kotilingeshwara Temple is situated in Kammasandra Village in Kolar district, Karnataka State, India and distance of around 95Km from Bangalore. The temple is about 6 km from Kolar Gold Field.
The main attraction of this temple is that it is constructed with the motive of installing of One Crore Shivlingas. Currently there are 9 million lingas are installed. Every day more and more lingas are being installed by the devotees. The Temple is open to public from early morning till 9.30 p.m.The temple has largest Linga in Asia which stands for around 108 feet. In front of this huge Linga there is a huge Nandi. There are several small temples of various deities within the premises of the Lord Kotilingeshwara temple.
There is both road and train connectivity to this temple from Bangalore. The nearest railway station is oorgam (KGF). We went by Marikuppam passenger train from Byappanahalli to Oorgam. From the railway station to bus station we went by autorikshaw. From the Robertsonpet Bus stand within 10 minutes of journey we reached the temple.
Kotilingeswara is the best place to go for an one day trip from Bangalore. My suggestion is to have your lunch packed as there are no good hotels near the temple.
The main attraction of this temple is that it is constructed with the motive of installing of One Crore Shivlingas. Currently there are 9 million lingas are installed. Every day more and more lingas are being installed by the devotees. The Temple is open to public from early morning till 9.30 p.m.The temple has largest Linga in Asia which stands for around 108 feet. In front of this huge Linga there is a huge Nandi. There are several small temples of various deities within the premises of the Lord Kotilingeshwara temple.
There is both road and train connectivity to this temple from Bangalore. The nearest railway station is oorgam (KGF). We went by Marikuppam passenger train from Byappanahalli to Oorgam. From the railway station to bus station we went by autorikshaw. From the Robertsonpet Bus stand within 10 minutes of journey we reached the temple.
Kotilingeswara is the best place to go for an one day trip from Bangalore. My suggestion is to have your lunch packed as there are no good hotels near the temple.
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