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Sahasralinga (Shilmala River)

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Site on the Shalmala riverbed in Sirsi, Karnataka, where over a thousand Shiva lingas and yonis are carved directly into the bedrock. The lingas emerge during dry season and become submerged with seasonal river flow. Conventional dating: 17th century Sonda dynasty. Parallels exist at Kbal Spean in Cambodia (Phnom Kulen), already in the atlas.

14.8531°, 74.7956°

Look Closer — this site carries open questions: stones fitted without mortar, almost no gap; stones heavier than the period's tools could lift; geometry beyond period explanation.
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