If you live in #Bangalore and wants to refresh your mind for weekday works but you have only few hours to spend to go outside at the same time want to visit peaceful yet never forgettable place with minimum expense, then stay with me till the end of this video. Iam gonna take you to a place just 87kms from Bangalore which is world famous village of Karnataka State named as kotilingeshwara or Kammasandra in the Kolar district. This village is famous not only because it has #Asia's #largest and the tallest #Shivalinga , but with the presence of 1 crore shivlings at one place. A Temple with 1 CRORE Shivlings, Shree Kotilingeshwara Swamy Temple, KGF, Bangalore || with Aerial View || yes you heard it right 1 crore or #10Million shivlings at one place, what else one can ask for !
Temple stretches on 15 acres and took three decades to installed 90 Lakh Siva Lingas. This temple was popular by the name Lingamaiah Virat Sannidhi. The Tallest Linga in the compound is of 108 ft. high and Nandi statue is of 35 ft. high.
The founder of this temple:- Swamy Sambha Shiva Murthy. The temple structures themselves were built by Swamy Sambhashiva Murthy in 1980.
A must visit Shiva temple for its uniqueness of having more than 90 lakhs shivalinga in one campus! Temple remains heavily crowded during Sivaratri festival days
It took us nearly 2 hours to reach here, The entire 87kms journey was smooth , reaching the temple is a breeze except this 20-25kms stretch till the temple premise as roads are very rough and narrow at some places.
****Temple is Open now on Weekends from 7:00 am to 8:30 pm!
Please follow local guidelines , Covid regulations and physical distancing****
***Quick Facts about Kotilingeshwara Temple, Kolar:-***
1. Timings: 6:00 AM- 9:00PM
2. Ticket Counter opens at 7:00 am ​
3. Entry Fee: INR 20 per person
4. Camera Fee: INR 100 per camera
5. Parking Charges: INR 50
6. Linga Installation Fee: Starts from INR 7,500
7. Special darshan ticket price: INR100 per head
8. Remember to keep change with you, as no google pay or UPI options available
9. Total Distance: 87 kms from Bangalore (2 hours Journey )
10. Children under 14 years and Physically challenged People can have free Darshan
11. Free Darshan Timings are 9 to 10 in morning and 7:30 to 9:00 during night
12. This temple perform marriages too, by taking nominal fees of 200rs for each marriage and they themselves arrange for the priest, drums and
music for the marriage.
13.There are'nt any proper restaurants till kolar, better to stock you car with food and water before you start.
14. You will get one toll in this route which costs 20 Rs for multiple entries in a day.
***When To Visit ( Best time to Visit ):-***
1.The best time to visit: between July and January.
***How to Reach Kotilingeshwara Temple :- ***
1.You can plan your visit by bus also as the direct buses are available from Majestic and K R Puram bus stops with high frequency.
2.Train can be an options too as The nearest railway junction is at Bangarpet which is just 15 Km away from the Temple.
3.The nearest airport to Kolar is located at Bangalore. From the airport, travelers can hire cabs or rely on public transport to reach Kolar.
***Other Temples Near to Kotilingeshwara:-***
1.Someswara Swamy Temple at Mulbagal is 27 km away.
2.Vittala Narayana Swamy temple at Mulbagal is 27 km away.
3.Anjaneya Swamy Temple at Mulbagal is 26 km away.
4.Chikka Tirupati is 63 km away.
#Temple Contact No :- 084313 19758
Address: Kodilingam Temple Road, Ghattakamadenahalli, Kolar-563121