About Generally, In any Temple’s Lord Shiva appears in the form of Linga. There is a shrine in Surutupalli pallikondeswara Temple where Lord Shiva is also seen in a sleeping posture (about 6 feet) like Sri Mahavishnu. History of Surutupalli Temple Halahalam was first born when churning in milk for the nectar. While the halahalam […]

About Sri Umarudra koteswara Temple It was built with Salihundam Red Stone and the Architecture resembles the South Indian style. It is one of the 5 Shiva Temples, constructed on the Banks of River Nagavali by Lord Balarama. They are popularly known as Pancha Linga Kshetras in Northern Andhra Pradesh. The Temple is said to […]

About  Tarakeshwara or Tarakeshwara Temple is a Hindu temple complex dedicated to Shiva as Tarakeswara. It also houses a temple to Shiva’s vahana, Nandi, and his son Ganesha. The complex is a listed monument of the Archaeological Survey of India. It also has three memorial stones which are sculpted with religious and military scenes and […]

About  Shiva Linga in this temple was established by Pandava, Bheem. Therefore, the deity here is known as Bheemalingeshwara Swamy Temple. This temple is maintained by Thathaiya Mutt. Abisheka to Lord Shiva is done trice in a day. This place is also closely associated with poet saint Narayanappa, who lived during the 18th century. He […]

About  The Prasanna Virupaksha temple dates back to the 14th century AD. The temple is dedicated to Prasanna Virupaksha, an avatar of Lord Shiva. The temple has remained buried for over four hundred years before it was discovered in the 1980’s decade. It is believed that Vijayanagara ruler Krishnadevaraya had donated extensively to this temple. […]

About The Harihareshwara Temple at Harihar in Karnataka state, India, was built in c. 1223–1224 CE by Polalva, a commander and minister of the Hoysala Empire King Vira Narasimha II. In 1268 CE, Soma, a commander of King Narasimha III of the same dynasty made some additions. The temple houses the deity Harihara, a fusion […]

About  Hooli is one of the oldest villages in Belgaum. Belgaum itself has a rich and ancient heritage. Belgaum, known as Belagave in Kannada, originally had the name of Venugrama, ‘village of Bamboo’. It was the capital of the Rattas from the 12th century onwards. Belgaum has always been a part of the rich cultural […]

Table of Contents About Virupaksha temple’s history is uninterrupted from about the 7th century. It is a Famous Shiva Temple. Inscriptions referring to Shiva date back to the 9th and 10th centuries. What started as a small shrine grew into a large complex under the Vijayanagara rulers Evidence indicates there were additions made to the […]

About Yediyur Sri Siddalingeshwara Swami Temple is the tomb i.e., Nirvikalpa Shivayoga Samadhi of Tontada Siddhalinga a great Vireshaiva teacher and author who flourished at the end of the 15th century. He traveled far and wide preaching Sharana faith which is predominantly praying with ISHTA LINGA as envisaged by Basavanna, Allama Prabhu, and a vast […]

About Kotilingeshwara temple has been constructed by Swami Sambha Shiva Murthy in the year 1980. The first linga was installed in 1980 and since then there have been many lingas present in the temple. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva. The temple has one of the largest lingams in the world. The […]