Claim: Lakhs of shiva lingas recently surfaced for the first time, following a decline in water levels, in the Shivakashi river in Karnataka.
Fact-check: No, lakhs of Shiva Lingas did not emerge from the Shalmala River at the Sahasralinga pilgrimage site in Karnataka - FACTLY
Verdict: 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 summer seasons every year. hence, the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2023-12-15T12:31:47