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Late medieval · Hindu · India

Shree Kaleshwara Temple

Nerur, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra · 16.0031°, 73.6369°

Shiva as Kaleshwara (Kaloba)Undetermined
Sacred since
1500 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
16th c.
Undetermined

History & significance

A Konkan Shiva temple at Nerur in Sindhudurg district, built around a naturally formed lingam in its sanctum. Its five-day Mahashivaratri festival, when the deity is drawn in a chariot, brings visitors from well beyond the district.

Sthala katha — the legend

A brahmin is said to have found the natural lingam buried at this spot, and the temple was raised to enshrine it.

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Sources

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