Mahalingeshwara Temple, Gokak Falls

Mahalingeshwara Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Belagavi district
Deity	Shiva
Location
State	Karnataka
Country	India
Architecture
Style	Kalyani Chalukyan

Mahalingeshwara Temple (mentioned as Tarakeshwar temple in an old inscription found inside the temple belonging to the reign of Ratta Kartaveerya III, dating back to 1153 AD) is an 11th-century Hindu temple dedicated to lord shiva. It is located at Gokak Falls, Belgaum. It has been built in Kalyani Chalukyan architectural style. It boasts of having a huge courtyard, an Ardhamandapa and a spacious open mukhamantapa(frontal courtyard) and a Garbhagriha(sanctum santorum) over which there exist a beautifully carved shrine.^[1][2][3][4]

References

1. "Gokak's awesome twosome". Deccan Herald. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
2. "Gokak Taluka Tourism Spots" (PDF). Retrieved 10 November 2019.
3. General, India Office of the Registrar (1973). Census of India, 1971: Mysore. Manager of Publications. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
4. Belgaum by James M Campbell (PDF). Gazetteer Department, Karnataka Government. p. 561. Retrieved 10 November 2019.