Sahasralinga is visited by a number of pilgrims, devotees, and tourist on yearly basis. This place lies in the middle of the Shalmala river flowing through the city, which gives you a beautiful look of countless sculptures of Shiv Linga inside it.<br /><br />Don't forget to Share, Like & Comment on this video<br /><br />Subscribe Our Channel Artha : https://goo.gl/22PtcY<br /><br />1. A pilgrimage site in Karnataka is famous as Sahasralinga (thousand-Lingas) because of the uncountable carvings found here.<br />2. Surrounded by lush green forests, this spot is located just in the middle of Shalmala river, near Sirsi district.<br />3. More than a thousand Shiva Lingas are carved on rocks are lined up by the riverbed. <br />4. These carvings are cut on the rocks, which include many Basava or Nandi facing Linga.<br />5. Legends say that all these Shiva Lingas were built by Sadashivaraya, king of Sirsi (1678-1718).<br />6. The water levels in the river are usually high and hence often the most of the carvings are hidden. <br />7. On the auspicious day of Mahashivaratri, pilgrims gather here ad celebrate through offering their prayers to Lord Shiva.<br />8. Surprisingly, similar sculptures are found at Kabal Spean, in Angkor, Cambodia, which is also known as the ‘valley of 1000 Lingas’.<br /><br />Like us @ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ArthaChannel/ <br />Check us out on Google Plus - https://goo.gl/6qG2sv <br />Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ArthaChannel <br />Follow us on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/arthachannel/ <br />Follow us on Pinterest - https://in.pinterest.com/channelartha/ <br />Follow us on Tumblr - https://www.tumblr.com/blog/arthachannel
