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Big Bull Temple Bangalore| Mystery behind Temple| Dodda Basavangudi|Dodda Ganapati

Places to visit in Bangalore Must Visit places in Bengaluru #templesofancientindia Big Bull Temple one of biggest Nandi statue in the world. 'Dodda Basavana Gudi' Big Bull temple Nandi Temple is exclusively for the worship of the sacred bull (Basava in Kannada) Lord Shiva's vahana. . It is situated in Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi. Nandi is a close devotee and attendant of Shiva. Dodda Basavana Gudi is said to be the biggest temple to Nandi in the world. The height of the statue is approximately 15 ft and it is approximately 20 feet long. The temple was built in 1537 by Kempe Gowda under the Vijayanagara empire in the Vijayanagara architectural style, he also founded the city of Bangalore. The temple is named after the large granite Nandi monolith placed on a plinth in the temple shrine (garbhagriha) which has become blackened from years of being rubbed with charcoal and oil. The current tower over the shrine was constructed in the early 20th century. On the premises of the Bull Temple, there is also a beautiful temple of Ganesh, the beloved son of Lord Shiva. History told that, During harvesting season, a mighty bull would rampage through the fields and consume the produce of groundnuts. The farmers were terrified of the bull but also tired of the constant damage it was causing. One evening, all the farmers gathered together to fight the bull when it arrived. A farmer, in his adrenaline rush, hit the bull on the head with a stick. Instead of running or panicking, the bull sat down still and turned into a statue! However, the statue started growing day by day. Intimidated by this, the villagers prayed to Lord Shiva to help them with his. Lord Shiva placed a metal plate on the head of the bull, and since then, the statue stopped growing. Every year on the last Monday and Tuesday of the Hindu month of Karthika Maasa a groundnut fair is held in the temple premises and groundnut is offered to the deity. This fair is known as 'Kadalekaayi Parishe' in local tongue. Groundnut sellers and devotees throng the place during Kadalekaayi Parishe. Bull Temple Timings - The temple remains open every day from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM including public holidays.