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Chandramauleshwara temple, Unkal Did you know that the Chandramauleshwara temple in Unkal village near Hubli , completed in 1085 AD in the Kalyani Chalukya period has in its garbagriha two Shiva lingas and , pradakshina path and the mukhyamandapa, each with four cardinal entranace doors? The Chandramauleshwara temple in Unkal village near Hubli city of Karnataka, east of the Unkal lake in the backdrop of the Nrupatunga Hills, is an 11th century Sandhara type, built during the Kalyana Chalukyan period is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is located on the bank of the Unkal lake. A unique feature of the Sandahara type plan is that it has a square sanctum enclosed by a gallery of pillars meant for Pradakshina with two Shiva lingas deified in such a way that morning sunlight illumintates them on a particular day. One of the Shiva Lingas in the Garbagriha is the ‘Chaturmukha Linga’ which is the four faced Shiva linga which is a unique idol of Shiva in the Karnata...