KOTILINGESWARA NEAR KGF

KOTILINGESWARA NEAR KGF

My earlier posting of 2011 in my earlier blog posted today in this blog

Kotilingeswara temple is 110 kms from Bangalore.  To reach this place, one had to take the route to Bangarupet/KGF from NH4 when going from Bangalore.    The NH4 road after Kolar overbridge leads to this road.   Unfortunately there are no signboards upto Bangarupet.  Only when entering through BEML entrance arch, you know that you are proceeding to Bethamangla route and that signboard indicates Kotilingeswara is 10kms from the BEML colony.   Kotilingeswara temple has a large car parking area and the following sannadhis are in the temple besides the 90 lakh lingas installed so for since 1972.    Brahma with Vani, Vishnu with Sridevi and Bhoodevi and Madeshwara and Parvathi devi are all under one roof and poojas are performed regularly here.  In the same precincts, ashtalakshmi vigrahas are also installed.   

Nearby is the Manjunatha shrine, which the preist says is the first linga installed in 1972.   All other lingas were installed later.   They are in the process of installing the balance 10 lakh lingas. The temple does not accept yourself placing a linga purchased elsewhere.   They have their own arrangement for installing the linga of your choice. each linga prathistabanam costs Rs.4300/-.     The Vishnu temple also is in the same complex.    Annex to this complex houses the 108 feet Linga with the nandhi shown in the picture.   In the second complex is the sannidhis of Kannigaparameswari, Navagraha and Santhosi Matha.

The present state of installing all one crore linga is to be checked as 90 lakh lingas had been installed in 2011 itself.

There are important temples to be visited nearby like the Bangaru Tirupathi, Mulbagal Veera Anjaneyar temple and Kurudumale Mahaganapathi.