Sahasralinga
Sign in to saveSahasralinga () is a pilgrimage place, located around 14 km from the Sirsi Taluk in the district of Uttara Kannada of Karnataka state in India. It is in the river Shalmala and is famous for being the location where around a thousand lingas are carved on rocks in the river and on its banks. thumb|Thousands of shivlingas appearing in shalmala river bed due to global warming effect.
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Sahasralinga () is a pilgrimage place, located around 14 km from the Sirsi Taluk in the district of Uttara Kannada of Karnataka state in India. It is in the river Shalmala and is famous for being the location where around a thousand lingas are carved on rocks in the river and on its banks. thumb|Thousands of shivlingas appearing in shalmala river bed due to global warming effect.
Sahasralingeśvara temple located near sirsi and is situated on the banks of the river shalmala, where a thousand lingas are found.
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