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Kote Jalakantheshwara temple, Bengaluru Did you know that the Kote Jalakantheshwara temple in Kalasipalya in Bengaluru city, the oldest among all the Shiva Temples of the Chola period, in Karnataka state, has three sanctums of Jalakantheshwara, Parvathi and Kailashnatha? The Kote Jalakantheshwara temple near Kalasipalya bus terminus in Bengaluru city (erstwhile Bangalore), the oldest among all the Shiva Temples of the Chola period, in Karnataka state, was rebuilt by Kempegowda I, a chieftain under the Vijayanagara Empire, in the 16th century. Originally, when Cholas built it the shrine was a quaint simple sanctum which underwent major expansion to the present stage with entrance gopura, prakara, mandapas and sanctums, during the rule of Kempegowda. The temple has three sannidhis (sanctum sanctorums) dedicated as: Jalakantheshwara in the form of a divine Shiva Linga at the centre, his consort Parvathi on the left, and as Lord of Kailasa mountain called Kailashnatha to th...