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kotilingeswar temple is 100 km from bangalore and falls in the weekend gateway bucketlist for a serene drive through green feilds and spritual trip.
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We started the trip around 7:00 AM and reached around 11:00 AM. We pit stopped at this beautiful Goldmine Cafe on the way to kolar. One of the best cafe at NH75 , it offers indoor and outdoor siting area, interesting menu and hookah in the evening. Nice place to Chill-out with friends.
After our short coffee break we reached to temple. There is a covered parking lot next to the temple (Rs 30). Temple entry fees is Rs 20 Per person and camera charges Rs 100/. You can buy flowers,diya,prasad and offering near the parking lot.
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After entering the temple courtyard you will start seeing different sizes and design shivlingas. you need to visit the three temples before visiting the largest shiva linga
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Kotilingeshwara temple is famous for lakhs of shivling in the temple premise, they aim to have 1 crore shivalingas hence it's named as Kotilingeshwara.
Devotees can establish shiv linga of their choice (starting price INR 6000/-).
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Suggest you to visit the temple morning before 11:00 AM and evening after 4:00 PM due to the hot weather .
Winessing Lakhs and lakhs of shivling at one place is a mesmerizing experience. Mahashivratri is one of the best time to experience the divinity of the temple.