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High medieval · Hindu · India

Gude Mahalingeswara Temple

Herenjalu, Kundapura taluk, Udupi district, Karnataka · 13.8014°, 74.6731°

Shiva as Gude Mahalingeswara, worshipped as a lingamUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Herenjalu in Kundapura taluk of coastal Udupi district, where the god is worshipped in lingam form as Gude Mahalingeswara.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined