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Nerur, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra · 16.0031°, 73.6369°
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.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
A brahmin is said to have found the natural lingam buried at this spot, and the temple was raised to enshrine it.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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