“Lakhs of shiva lingas recently surfaced for the first time, following a decline in water levels, in the Shivakashi river in Karnataka”
What FACTLY found
The video shared in the post shows the Sahasralinga pilgrimage site, located near the Sirsi city in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. This pilgrimage site is renowned for being the location where a thousand Shiva Lingas are carved on the rocks along the banks of the Shalmala River. These shiva lingas, installed by the rulers of the Sodhe dynasty between 1678 and 1718 AD, are 1000 in number, not in lakhs as claimed in the posts. These shiva lingas usually appear during the winter and s...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 December 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 December 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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