Kotilinga

Swamy Sambhashiva Murthy started this in 1980 at Kammasandra village. The main attraction of the temple is a huge linga about 33 m tall and 11 m tall Nandi idol, surrounded by lakhs of small lingas spread over an area of 13 acres. There are eleven small temples constructed within the premises for various deities. A water tank is set up close to the Linga, used by the devotees to perform Abhisheka. The idols vary between 1 foot (0.30 m) and 3 feet (0.91 m) in height. People believe there are about hundred lakh lingas but the numbers are 90 lakhs and not one crore.