New Delhi: Sahasralinga, meaning “Thousand Lingas,” is a unique pilgrimage site along Karnataka’s Shalmala River. Famous for its stone-carved Shiva Lingas, the site is believed to have been ...

The river is named Kali due to its dark colour, attributed to the manganese-rich river bed. The rich alluvial soil of the Western Ghats ensured that the river carried mineral-rich silt on its course.