Kotilingeshwara Temple, Kolar

Temple History

This temple has been constructed by Swami Sambha Shiva Murthy and his wife V.Rukmini in the year 1980. The first linga was installed in 1980, in the initial days pancha linga was installed , then 101 shiva linga, then 1001 shiva linga was installed . In 1994 the record 108 feet Shiva linga was installed in the premises , there is also a huge and tall Nandi installed beside the linga. The nandi is 11 mt tall and sits over a huge platform. . Swamiji’s dream is to install the Koti (crore) linga in the temple and he was working on the development . After his demise (14th December , 2018) his Daughter and Son has taken the charge and doing the work and fulfilling his father dreams and since then there have been many lingas present in the temple. Within the premises of the temple, there are about eleven 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. The temples include Goddess Annapoorneshwari Temple , Goddess Karumaari Amma Temple , Lord Venkataramani Swamy Temple , Lord Subramanya swamy Temple , Lord Panduranga Swamy Temple , Lord Rama , Sita and Lakshmana Temple , Lord Panchamukha Ganapathy Temple , Lord Anjaneya Temple and Goddess Kannika Parameshwari Temple. The Government has declared this temple as a tourist spot so that hundreds of tourists from across the World can come and pay their respects to the largest Linga in Asia. 

Quick Facts about Kotilingeshwara Temple :

• Timings: 6:00 AM- 9:30PM
• Entry Fee: INR 20 per person
• Camera Fee: INR 100 per camera
• Parking Charges: INR 30
• Linga Installation Fee: Starts from INR 8,000
• Restrooms are available
• Well maintained Rooms are available(For booking of the rooms the pilgrims can contact the administrative office.)
• Hotels and snacks are available nearby.
• Drinking water facility is available.