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City | Bangalore | |
State | Karnataka | |
Location | South India | |
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Year of Construction | 1537AD |
Constructed By | Kempe Gowda |
Type of Construction | Ancient |
Type of Building | Temple |
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Dedicated To | Lord Shiva |
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Religion | Hinduism |
Importance | A Bull started grazing on the well-grown crop enraging a farmer who hit the bull with a club. The bull sat stunned and was suddenly transformed into a stone. The shocked farmers then decided to build a temple for the bull to atone for what they had done, but were shocked to see that the bull was growing taller! The worried farmer then prayed to Lord Shiva who advised him to retrieve a trident buried a few feet away from the bull and place the trident on the forehead of the stone statue to stop it from growing. |
Famous For | The Temple has a giant bull (4.6 metres tall), carved out of a single boulder |
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Best Time | Nov/Dec |
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