Kotilingeshwara Temple
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Kotilingeshwara Temple (Kannada: ಕೋಟಿಲಿಂಗೇಶ್ವರ) a Hindu temple in the village of Kammasandra in Kolar district, Karnataka, India. The presiding deity of the temple is Shiva. The temple has one of the largest Shivalingams in the world.
==Background Information== According to legend the lingas were first placed at what became the temple site by a former atheist who had become a devotee of Shiva, a story which was made into a hagiographical film, Sri Manjunatha, released in 2001.
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