The Lord Kotilingeshwara Temple is situated in Kammasandra Village in Kolar district, Karnataka State, India. The temple is about 6 Kms from Kolar Gold Fields also known as KGF. The main deity of this temple is Lord Kotilingeshwara. This Temple was constructed by Swamy Sambha Shiva Murthy.
The temple boasts of having the largest Linga in Asia which stands 108 Feet tall. In front of this uge Linga there is a huge Nandi (Animal mount of Lord Shiva) which is 35 Feet tall. The Nandi is installed over a Platform which is 60 Feet in length, 40 Feet in width and 4 Feet in height.
Inside the Goddess Kanniga Parameswari temple, a Shiva Linga called "Shiva Panchayathi" is installed. The idols of Lord Ganesha, Lord Kumaraswamy, Goddess Parvati and Nandi are arranged around the Linga, Giving an essence that all these Gods are offering their prayers to the Linga. A Water tank is setup close to the Linga. The Water is used by the devotees to offer their prayers by performing Abhisheka to the Linga with utmost devotion and faith.
There are lakhs of Lingas being installed surrounding the temple by the pilgrims since 1980 spread over an area of 13 acres. There are more than 86 Lakhs of Lingas installed as of 2008. The lingas installed vary between 1 feet to 3 feet tall.The temple was started with the intent of installing 1 crore lingas hence the name "KotiLingeshwara". Koti means Crore (10 Million).
Chikka Tirupathi
Chikka means small in Kannada. This temple is supposed to be a miniature version of Tirupati. As per the legend it is supposed to have been built by Agni for Lord Vishnu - for granting him back his tejas (power). But, the temple looks relatively new - especially the gopurams. When we visited it, it was relatively empty. It is around 30-35 kms from Bangalore. It opens at 6:30 AM and closes at 7:30 PM - open through out the day. It is a straight drive from Silk Board Junction. From the outer ring road, join the Sarjapur Road; cross Sarjapura village/town and take a left to NH 207 after Sarjapura village. Keep driving straight on NH207 and you would reach this temple. The drive is pleasant except for a small stretch where we cross the Sarjapura village. After wards, the NH 207 is not very good with a few pot holes every other km till we reach Chikka Tirupathi.
Anthargange
Sixty kilometers from Bangalore, Anthargange is a hill range with huge volcanic rocks and boulders scattered all over. Thorny shrubs cover the hill, while there is dense plantation forest at the base. Flight of steps, halfway the hill leads to an ancient temple. The spring at this temple is claimed to wash off your sins. The forty-five minutes hill climbing will keep you panting for breath and opens up for an extensive and beautiful green plateau on the top.
Anthargange is an ideal location for light trek, rock climbing and camping. Big and small boulders have heaped to form cave like formations offering exhilarating network of cave exploration activity.
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