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'''Basavanagudi''' is a residential and commercial locality in the [[India]]n city of [[Bangalore]]. It is located in South Bangalore, along the borders of [[Jayanagar, Bangalore|Jayanagar]]. The name "Basavanagudi" refers to the [[Bull Temple]], which contains a monolith statue of the [[Nandi Bull]]. The word ''Basava'' in [[Kannada]] means bull, and ''gudi'' means temple.<ref>{{cite news|title=Celebration of life in Basavanagudi|date=24 June 2005|url= http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/24/stories/2005062418130400.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071226145217/http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/24/stories/2005062418130400.htm|url-status= dead|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date= 26 December 2007}}</ref>

Basavanagudi is one of the oldest areas of Bangalore. 4.6 km far from [[Bangalore City railway station|Bangalore City Railway Station]] and [[Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation|BMTC]], and 38.7 km to [[Kempegowda International Airport|Kempegowda International airport]]. The main commercial street of Basavanagudi is DVG Road, which is home to numerous retail businesses - several of them dating back to the 1920s and 1930s. Towards the middle of DVG Road is Gandhi Bazaar for fresh flowers, fruits, and vegetables.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://charukesi.com/itchyfeet/2010/03/29/gandhi-bazaar-bangalore-markets-series/|title=Gandhi Bazaar: Bangalore markets series|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209162959/http://charukesi.com/itchyfeet/2010/03/29/gandhi-bazaar-bangalore-markets-series/|archive-date=2014-12-09|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-12-09}}</ref> The neighbourhood includes several historic restaurants, notably [[Vidyarthi Bhavan]], a vegetarian restaurant which was opened in 1943.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2018-05-29|title=75 years of Bengaluru's famed benne masala dose|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/75-years-of-the-famed-benne-masala-dose/article24018196.ece|access-date=2021-02-13|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Parks ==
* M. N. Krishna Rao Park<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/article388999.ece|title=MN Krishna Rao park is still a favourite}}</ref>
* [[Bugle Rock]]
* [[T. R. Shamanna]] Park
* Armugam Circle Park
* Dewan Madhav Rao Circle Park
* Ramakrishna Square
* Home School Circle
* Tagore Circle
* Nettakallappa Circle

==Events ==
* [[Kadlekai Parishe]]: Every year a two-day fair of peanuts is held near [[Dodda Ganeshana Gudi]] temple of Basavanagudi called [[Kadlekai Parishe]], which translates to Groundnut Fair. Groundnuts are exhibited and sold during this event.<ref>[http://www.karnataka.com/festivals/groundnut-festival.html Ground nut festival| Basava Festival | Kadlekai Parishe]</ref>
* [[Bangalore Ganesh Utsava|Bengaluru Ganesha Utsava]]: An annual event is held on the grounds of [[Acharya Pathasala Public School]] or [[National College, Bangalore]] celebrating [[Ganesh Chaturthi]] festival for over 10 days. The evenings are studded with cultural programmes by artists from all over India.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-26|title=Eight places across India you must visit to see Ganesh Utsav celebrations|url=https://www.asianage.com/life/health/260817/eight-places-across-india-you-must-visit-to-see-ganesh-utsav-celebrations.html|access-date=2021-02-13|website=The Asian Age}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Theosophical society Bangalore gate.JPG|thumb|right|Theosophical Society, Basavanagudi]]
* [[The Indian Institute of World Culture]], B P Wadia Road
* [[Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs]]
* [[B.M.S. College of Engineering]]
* National College, Basavanagudi
* [[Acharya Pathasala Public School]]
* National School Basavanagudi
* Vijaya College, R.V. Road, Basavanagudi
* Sree Saraswathi Vidhya Mandir
* [[Bangalore High School]]
* [[Mahila Mandali Vidya Samsthe]]

==Temples and religious places==
* [[Dodda Ganeshana Gudi]]
* Ramakrishna Ashram/Math
* Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple
* Kaaranji Anjaneya Swamy Temple
* Uttaradhi Mutt
* Sringeri Shankarmutt
* [[Hanumanthana gudda]](Ramanjaneya Gudda Temple)
* [[Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha]]
* Magadi Karnikara Patha Shaale
* Sri Vyasaraja Mutt Sosale
* Raghavendra Swamy Brindavana
* Puthige Mutt
* Jamia Masjid Mohammedan Block
* Renukamba Temple, MN Krishna Rao Park
* Ayyappa Swamy Temple
* Jayatheertha Brindavana Sanidhana, PMK Road, Basavanagudi,

==Notable residents==
*[[D. V. Gundappa]] — Kannada poet and writer; after whom the DVG Road is named<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shekhar|first=Divya|title=Date with History: Did you know that Basavanagudi's bustling bazaar is named after a literary giant?|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/date-with-history-did-you-know-that-basavanagudis-bustling-bazaar-is-named-after-a-literary-giant/articleshow/57431319.cms|access-date=2021-02-13}}</ref>
*[[Mysore Suryanarayana Bhatta Puttanna]] — author of [[Kannada literature]]
*[[Anil Kumble]] — a former Indian cricketer and cricket coach
*[[Hosur Narasimhaiah]] — physicist, educator and activist
*[[K. S. Nissar Ahmed]] — Kannada poet and writer
*[[Masti Venkatesha Iyengar]] — Kannada poet and writer
*[[P. Lankesh]] — Kannada Journalist
*[[Ananth Kumar]] — Indian political leader
*[[Srinath]] — Kannada actor

== References ==
{{Commons category|Basavanagudi}}
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{{Geographic Location
|title = '''Areas of Bangalore'''
|Northwest = Kempegowda Nagar
|North = Chamarajapet
|Northeast = Kalasipalya / Shanthinagar
|West = Gavipuram / Hanumanthanagar
|Centre = Basavanagudi
|East = [[Lal Bagh|Lalbagh]]
|Southwest = N.R. Colony / [[Thyagarajanagar]]
|South = Yediyur
|Southeast = [[Jayanagar, Bangalore|Jayanagar]]
}}
{{Neighbourhoods of Bangalore}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Bangalore]]

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