page_title: Chandramouleshwara Temple
section_title: Conservation and restoration
hierarchical_section_title: Chandramouleshwara Temple / Conservation and restoration
caption_attribution_description: English: Chandramouleshwara temple Unkal Source and Author&#160;: Manjunath Doddamani, Gajendragad / Hubli, Karnataka(North), India
context_page_description: The Chandramouleshwar Temple in Hubli City, Unkal area, is a 900 year old temple built during the Badami Chalukyan era. It is situated near Unkal circle, Unkal Lake
  Unkal is an area in the Hubli-Dharwad municipality in Karnataka. It is on old Pune – Bangalore highway NH4, about 3 km north of Hubli city centre. The beautiful, natural, scenic Unkal Lake is located in this area. It is a good picnic spot and a must-visit place.
  The Chandramouleshwar temple is dedicated to lord Shiva. It houses two big Shivalingas. The main shrine has four entrances in all the four directions. The presiding deity of the shrine, Lord Chandramouleshwar faces east. The other Linga is known as Chaturmukha Linga, literally meaning the four faced Linga.
  The temple remains open from sunrise to sunset.
context_section_description: There is an urgent need of conservation and restoration of the Chandramouleshwar temple at Unkal.
  The temple premises serve as a playground for children and youngsters to play cricket. It has become a victim of government apathy and urbanization. There is virtually no approach road to the temple. The encroachments on all the four sides of the temple make it difficult to access by vehicle. The roads leading to the temple are very small with arrack shops and other illegal trades. One has to cross rows of houses and narrow lanes to reach Chandramouleshwar temple.
  Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had begun work on the temple premises very long back. It started work on a compound wall to prevent further encroachments, but this work too remains incomplete.
caption: Chandramouleshwar at Unkal Hubli-Dharwad
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