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{{Short description|Temple in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
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| name               = Nellitheertha Cave Temple
| image              = nelli-temple.jpg
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| caption            = Nellitheertha Cave Temple entrance
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| country            = India
| state              = [[Karnataka]]
| district           = [[Nellitheertha]]
| location           = Nellitheertha
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| deity              = [[Shiva]]
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'''Nellitheertha Cave Temple''' in [[Nellitheertha]], Karnataka, India is dedicated to the Indian deity [[Somanatheshwara]], or [[Shiva]]. The temple dates back to at least 1487&nbsp;CE.<ref>[http://www.nellitheertha.com/nelli-hist.htm Cave Temple Nellitheertha History ]</ref>

[[Image:NelliSomanatha.jpg|thumb|right|Lord Somanatha]]

To the right of the temple is a natural cave, about {{convert|200|m}} long. Access is restricted, forcing visitors to crawl in on their knees. Inside, there is a lake and a Shiva Lingam.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

== See also ==
* [[Indian rock-cut architecture]]
* [[List of India cave temples]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{commons category|Nellitheertha Cave Temple}}
* [http://www.nellitheerthaguhalaya.com/ Nellitheertha Somanatheshwara Cave Temple New webpage]
* [http://www.nellitheertha.com/ Nellitheertha Somanatheshwara Cave Temple main webpage]
* [http://www.mangaloreworld.com/content/view/709/196/ Nellitheertha - A Hidden Jewel Waiting to be Discovered]

{{Holy temples of coastal Karnataka}}

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{{Hindu temples in Karnataka}}

[[Category:Hindu cave temples in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Dakshina Kannada district]]
[[Category:15th-century Hindu temples]]
[[Category:1487 establishments in Asia]]
[[Category:15th-century establishments in India]]
[[Category:Geography of Dakshina Kannada district]]


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