In Lakhpat town of Kutch, Koteshwar Temple is located, yet another holy shrine for the Hindus. There is an ancient story behind the built of the Koteshwar Temple. It is said that, King Ravana wished to become immortal and maintained penance all day to gratify Lord Shiva. Shiva, pleased with his hardship, granted Ravana his cherished boon by gifting him a lingam of Himself. But, overpowered by arrogance, he dropped the lingam, which on touching the ground, broke into a thousand other lingams. The King could not identify the master lingam and the boon therefore was lost. There were a thousand lingams scattered at that place, so the heavenly saints decided to build a temple at that very spot, naming it Koteshwar in Kutch.

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