Shri Dakshineshwar Kailasnath Temple is housed in the Chinmaya Ashram at Top Sambhapur on Pune-Bangalore highway and is about 13 km from
Kolhapur. The presiding deity here is
Lord Shiva. The
Shivling is carved out of black stone and is adorned with Sphatika-Linga.
The temple was named as Kailasnath Temple as Kolhapur is known as Dakshin-Kashi (Kashi as the South).
