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Shivoham Shiva Temple
Bengaluru, Karnataka · 12.9583°, 77.6566°
ShivaModern—
Sacred since
1995 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1995
Modern
History & significance
A modern Bengaluru temple consecrated by the Shankaracharya of Sringeri in February 1995, known for a 65-foot seated Shiva murti by the sculptor Kashinath and a 32-foot Ganesha added in 2003. Renamed Shivoham Shiva Temple in 2016, it draws around half a million visitors a year.