Madikeri: The Karnataka High Court has passed an interim order restraining the removal of Agasthyeshwara Shivalinga from Agasthyeshwara temple in Talacauvery, Kodagu district, the birthplace of River Cauvery.
A Division Bench, headed by Acting Chief Justice L. Narayana Swamy, passed this order after hearing a petition filed by Lohitt Urs, a resident of Mysuru and represented by Advocate O. Sham Bhat. According to the petitioner, the Shivalinga was believed to have been installed by Saint Agasthya and the State Government as well as the Archaeology Department, instead of protecting the said monument, are making efforts to remove the same and immerse it in the sea.
