The main deity of this temple is Nandi, who is the ‘vahana’ (vehicle) of Lord Shiva facing North direction, with a height 4.5 Meters high and 6.5 Meters long. This idol is said to have been carved out of a single rock. The bull also has a small iron plate on its head. As per the tradition, this plate prevents the bull from growing. The color of the bull was grey and gradually, it turned black as devotees apply coconut oil to it.
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Highest - April to June (38°C during day and 26°C during night)Average - May (37°C during the day and 21°C during night)Lowest - October to February (27°C during day and 18°C during night)Monsoon season - August to September
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Architecture
The name Basavanangudi in the local language Kannanda, means the Bull (Basavana) Temple. This temple is built in Vijayanagara Style of architecture with Gray granite and temple has an impressive gopuram (tower) which is adorned with relief figures on all the sides. Nandi monolith placed on a plinth in the temple shrine and temple is a small one, consisting only of the shrine fronted by a porch in the Vijayanagara style. The current tower over the shrine was constructed in the early 20th century and is adorned with Saivite figures and motifs.
Religious Significance
A bull was roaming in this region and the chief crop harvested in the region was ground nuts. The villagers found that every full moon day their crop of ground nuts vanished mysteriously. They decided to stay on watch & on a full moon day they witnessed a huge bull golden in colour, eyes shining bright like jewels consume their crop. But after this incident the bull no longer visited their farm. Instead, they found a huge idol of a bull appear suddenly on the hill, which was growing at a steady pace. They had to hit a nail in the form of a soolam (trident) to stop its growth. A Nandi appeared in the dream of Kempe Gowda the ruler who laid the foundation for the bangalore city & requested that a temple be built on the hill.
History
This temple was built in 16th century (1537 A.D.) by Kempe Gowda the Vijayanagara empire.
Temple Timings
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All Days | 06:00 AM - 08:00 PM |
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Airports
Airport Name | Distance |
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Shamshabad | 40 KM |
Lorem Ipsum | 12 KM |
Railway Stations
Railway Station Name | Distance |
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Secunderabad | 10 KM |
Nampally | 12 KM |
Begumpet | 6 KM |
Lingampally | 20 KM |
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MGBS | 35 KM |
CBS | 28 KM |
kukatpally | 20 KM |
Lingampally | 30 KM |
Uppal | 35 KM |
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Private Transport | 8 KM | 9546858757 |
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Local Transports
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Local Transport | 5 KM | 9546858757 |
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