Overview: Sirsi is a beautiful town in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, known for several tourist attractions around it. The main attraction in Sirsi town is the Marikamba temple, built in 1688. This temple is visited by several tourists everyday and every alternate year, the temple fair is held during which the town is flocked by people from the surrounding villages. The history of the district goes back to the times of Kadambas, and the architecture of the Kadambas can be seen at Madhukeshwara temple in Banavasi, around 22 kms from Sirsi. (Read more in http://www.thelightbaggage.com/2011/07/walking-on-one-of-oldest-inhabited.html ) Another place of tourist attraction is a place called Sahsralinga, or place of several Shiva Lingas, around 17 kms from Sirsi. One can see thousands of Shivalingas, carved out of riverine rocks, along with the rock carving of the Nandi Bull along the river. More lingas are visible in the summer season when the level of water in the river rece
