Kalgi is situated in
Gulbarga District of
Karnataka. This town is around 35 km east of
Gulbarga. Popularly as Dakshina Kashi, Kalgi was once a well developed city - especially between 2nd and 7th centuries. It is believed that the place had more than 30 temples, most of them dedicated to
Lord Shiva. Even today, ruins of several temples can be seen at Kalgi. Most of these temples resemble those of
Aihole.
Kalgi was once famous for Jain Temples dedicated to Lord Mahavir,
Adinath, Neminath and other
Tirthankars. However, today most of these temples lie in dilapidated state. Some rare Shivalings can be seen in Banashankari Temple and Kaleshwar temple. There is also a Suryanarayana temple here, dedicated to
Surya.
Ratkal,
Tingli and Hatcheri are the nearby places.
Hyderabad Airport and
Gulbarga Railway Station are the nearest access points.
