Sahasralingeshwara
Temple at Uppinangady in
Karnataka is dedicated to Shiva. The place is famous for thousands of lingas in
the nearby river. The temple is believed to very old; the original Shivling of
the Uppinangady Temple
is covered by sand and is on the banks of Netravathi River
– to the left of the temple. Worship is offered by removing the sand during annual
temple festival.
Sahasralingeshwara
Temple also has a
separate shrine dedicated to Goddess Mahakali. The form of Mahakali worshipped
is the ferocious one – that of her annihilating the demon Rakhta Beeja.
Legend has it that Shivlings found in and around
Sahasralingeshwara Temple were created by Bhima, the second
of the Pandava brothers.
There is also a separate shrine dedicated to Kal Bhairav
form of Shiva.
Uppinangady Temple Location
Sahasralingeshwara
Temple is located at
Uppinangady, on NH 17 about 60 Kms from Mangalore. Nearest most important town
is Puttur in Dakshina Kannada District which is around 12 km away.
Kabaka-Puttur Railway Station is the nearest station to the
temple situated at a distance of about 13 kms from the temple.
Uppinangady Temple is open from
6:00 AM to 1:30 PM.
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
The most important festival in the temple is the
Shivratri.
