Shri Kotilingeshwara Swamy Temple

This temple in Kammachandra , (Kodilingam Temple Road,) Ghattakamadenahalli, Kolar-563121 karnataka has been constructed by Swami Sambha Shiva Murthy in the year 1980. The first linga was stated to be installed in 1980 and since then there have been many lingas present in the temple. There is also a huge and tall Nandi installed beside the linga. The Basava statue ( Nandi ) is about 11 mt tall and sits over a huge platform.Within the premises of the temple, there are other temples for different deities. The first of them includes the temple of Lord Vishnu, Lord Brahma, and Lord Maheshwara temples.this is followed by a temple of Lord Kotilingeshwara. Besides the temples include Goddess Annapoorneshwari Temple, Goddess Karumaari Amma Temple, Lord Venkataramani Swamy Temple, Lord Panduranga Swamy Temple, Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshmana Temple, Lord Panchamukha Ganapathy Temple, Lord Anjaneya Temple, and finally Goddess Kannika Parameshwari Temple. The devotees can also offer special poojas by installing the lingas. These lingas can be installed on any day chosen by the devotees in their names. Regular poojas will be carried out and offered to all the lingas installed. The Shivalinga is 33 mts and is the tallest in the World..It is s surrounded by a large number of Shivalingas spread across the area. It was informed that the project involves an establishment of one crore shivalingas n hence it is named Kotilingeshwara..The nearest airport to Kolar is located at Bangalore.  From the airport, travelers can hire cabs or rely on public transport to reach Kolar.There is a well-connected rail network from Bangalore, Mangalore, Hassan, Kolar and Hubli.If you want to reach the temple by road, you need to head through Kolar. Kolar is at a distance of 2.5 hours from Bangalore.