Someswar Temple, Lakshmeshwar, Karnataka

Someswar Temple, Lakshmeshwar, Karnataka

Someswar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Lakshmeshwar Town in Lakshmeshwar Taluk in Gadag District in the Indian state of Karnataka. This temple is protected as monuments of national importance by the central Archaeological Survey of India.

Legends

As per legend, Adayya, an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva came to Lakshmeshwar from Kashmir during ancient times. He married a Jain woman named Padmavati. He wanted to bring an idol similar to the one in the Gujarat Somanath Temple to Lakshmeshwar. He undertook an arduous journey and returned to Lakshmeshwar after 22 days with replica of the idols of Somanath temple. He installed the idols in this temple. Thus, this temple came to be called as Dakshina Somanatha.

History

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The Temple Complex

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Connectivity

The temple is located at about 250 metres from Lakshmeshwar Bus Stand, 13 Kms from Yalavigi Railway Station, 37 Kms from Bankapura, 40 Kms from Gadag, 45 Kms from Dambal, 46 Kms from Haveri, 54 Kms from Hubli and 57 Kms from Hubli Airport. The temple is situated on Gadag to Bankapura route. There are private buses as well as KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) buses plying between Haveri, Gadag and Hubli.

Location