About 10 km from Belgaum on the Belgaum - Gokak road, the temple of Sri Siddheshwar Mahadev is situated on a quiet and scenic hill. As there are many bees and honeycombs in this temple and on the whole hill, one has to climb up with a little care. Here a single coconut has split into three branches and the local people refer to this miracle and the coconut tree as Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. The entrance arch of Sri Siddheshwar Mahadev temple is newly built and in front of this arch, the shade built for Mahaprasad during the festival and the vessels used for Mahaprasad can be seen. Stairs leading from under the arch lead directly to the Mahadev temple. A large number of beehives can be seen on the lower sides of Sri Siddheshwar Mahadev Temple. ... On the hill, there is a room with a Shivlinga and the assembly hall of the temple has been built in the front part. There are three memorial temples in the temple area and one hour is enough to visit this place.
© Suresh Nimbalkar