Kudala Sangama is an important center of pilgrimage for people of the Lingayat faith. It is located about 15 km from the Almatti dam site in Bagalkot district. The Krishna and Ghataprabha rivers merge here. Basava (also known as Basaveshwara or Basavanna) took nirvana (Lingaikya) in this place in the year 1196. The Aikya Mantapa or the holy Samadhi of Basavanna, the founder of the Lingayat faith along with Linga, which is believed to be self-born (Swayambhu), is situated here. The Kudala Sangama Development Board takes care of the maintenance and development of this place. Three rivers (Krishna, Gataprabha and Malaprabha) confluence here, hence the name Kudala sangama. I was told by the locals that the river Malaprabha merged with river Krishna when the Almatti dam was constructed.
Flash video of koodalasangama video:
My travel log
After freshning up at the KSTDC hotel, we went straight to the Lord Sangameswara temple that is built in the Chalukyan style architecture. The aikya mantapa is under the water and a tall column is built around it to protect as well as to allow pilgrims to reach it through spiral stairs. The top of this column is connected to the main land by a bridge. Atop the bridge one can see the panoramic view of confluence of two rivers. One must descend from this point using stairs to reach aikya mantapa.
We did not have time to visit anywhere else and after breakfast we headed straight to Aihole.
Flash video of koodalasangama video:
My travel log
After freshning up at the KSTDC hotel, we went straight to the Lord Sangameswara temple that is built in the Chalukyan style architecture. The aikya mantapa is under the water and a tall column is built around it to protect as well as to allow pilgrims to reach it through spiral stairs. The top of this column is connected to the main land by a bridge. Atop the bridge one can see the panoramic view of confluence of two rivers. One must descend from this point using stairs to reach aikya mantapa.
We did not have time to visit anywhere else and after breakfast we headed straight to Aihole.
