The Linga Park

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I was at the Kotilingeshwara temple in Kammasandra today, accompanying Appa and Amma. I literally went there out of curiousity to see so many idols, than out of any devotion (I don't have any too). And boy! they have quite a collection. They have about 86 lakh idols installed. You just see them everywhere.

Getting there from Hosur was a PITA. There are two ways to get there from Hosur

1. Hosur --> Bagalur --> Malur --> Tekal --> Bangarpet --> Kammasandra
2. Hosur --> Bagalur --> Berigai --> Masthi --> Bangarpet --> Kammasandra

Both the routes are pretty hopeless. The first one is probably the worst route you could ever travel on. Significantly the parts of the roads through Karnataka were really really bad. A reason for their neglect could be the fact that, it would be a lot easier to reach the place from Bangalore via Old Madras road than from Tamil Nadu/Andhra Pradesh. Speed breakers on the roads were the only wholesome parts of the road.

My mom summed up the visit in her own words. The place was like a "Linga Park" than a temple that evokes bhakthi.