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{{short description|Temple in Bengaluru, India}}

[[File:Dodda Ganeshana Gudi Hindu temple, Basavanagudi, Karnataka, India2.jpg|thumb|Entrance to the Ganesha temple]]

'''Dodda Basavana Gudi''' (the '''Nandhi Temple''') is situated in Bull Temple Road, [[Basavanagudi]], area of South [[Bengaluru]], part of the largest city of the [[States of India|Indian state]] of [[Karnataka]]. The [[Hindu temple]] is inside a park called Bugle Rock.

The bull referred to is a sacred [[Hindu]] [[demi-god]], known as [[Nandi bull|Nandi]]; 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 stone monolith idol of Nandi is continually covered with new layers of [[butter]], ''benne'' in the local language of [[Kannada]]. There is an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity [[Ganesha]] close by.

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 '[[Kadalekai Parishe|Kadalekaayi Parishe]]' in local tongue. Groundnut sellers and devotees throng the place during Kadalekaayi Parishe.

Basavana Gudi is a regular place of visit for tourists and is covered by most of the tour operators including the [[Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation]].

== The Bull Temple ==
[[File:Bull Temple, Bangalore - Wiele's Studio.JPG|thumb|left|Bull Temple, Bengaluru - Wiele's Studio]]
[[File:Bangalore Nandi Temple.jpg|thumb|The temple entrance]]
[[File:BullTemple4.jpg|thumb|Temple interior with Nandi idol]]
[[File:BullTemple1.jpg|thumb|One of the biggest Nandi idols in the world]]
'''Nandi Temple''' is exclusively for the worship of the sacred bull (Basava in Kannada) in [[Hinduism]], known as [[Nandi bull|Nandi]], [[Lord Shiva]]'s [[vahana]]. The word "nandi" means "joyful" in [[Sanskrit]].

The temple was built in 1537 by [[Kempe Gowda]] under the [[Vijayanagara empire]] in the [[Vijayanagara Architecture|Vijayanagara architectural style]], he also founded the city of Bengaluru.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bengaloorutourism.com/tourist-attractions.php |title=Bangalore Tourist Attractions }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/india/mysore/nt01.html |title= Nandi Temple |access-date=2007-03-18}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/india/mysore/nt02.html |title=Nandi |access-date=2007-03-18}}</ref> The temple is a small one, consisting only of the shrine fronted by a [[porch]] in the Vijayanagara style. The current tower ([[vimana (tower)|vimana]]) over the shrine was constructed in the early 20th century and is adorned with [[Saivite]] figures and [[motif (visual arts)|motifs]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/india/mysore/nt03.html |title=Tower |access-date=2007-03-18}}</ref>

It is said to house one of the largest Nandi [[murthi]]s in the world. The height of the [[murthi]] is approximately {{convert|15|ft|m|abbr=on}} and it is approximately {{convert|20|ft|m}} long.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.saigan.com/heritage/temple/nandib.html |title=Basavanagudi Nandi Temple |access-date=2007-03-18}}</ref>

== Bugle Rock garden ==
The [[Bugle Rock]] garden is behind the Dodda Ganesha temple and adjacent to the Bull temple. The garden gets its name from a bugle call made on top of a very large rock formation to alert the nearby dwellers.
It is densely covered with trees and one can usually see and hear a number of bats perched on the trees. There is a water tank with motifs of famous people from Karnataka.
[[File:Bugle Rock garden view, Basavanagudi, Karnataka, India.jpg|thumb|right|A view of the Bugle Rock garden]]

==See also==
*[[Aarti]]
*[[Bugle Rock]]
*[[List of Hindu temples]]
*[[Vijayanagara Architecture]]

==Images==
<gallery class="center" caption="Sri Big Bull Temple in the Dodda Ganeshana Gudi complex, Bangalore" widths="200px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
File:Sri Big Bull Temple, Dodda Ganeshana Gudi, Bangalore, India - 20130526-04.JPG
File:Sri Big Bull Temple, Dodda Ganeshana Gudi, Bangalore, India - 20130526-03.JPG
File:Sri Big Bull Temple, Dodda Ganeshana Gudi, Bangalore, India - 20130526-02.JPG
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book|title=Bangalore - Mysore|isbn=9780863114311|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cBDkVEmLf0cC&q=bull+temple&pg=PA8|publisher=Orient Blackswan|year=1994|last=A.|first=Raman|page=9}}
* {{cite book|title=India - A Travel Guide|year=2008|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd|last=Sharma|first=Dr. Shiv|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=COHI7LlpkSAC&q=bull+temple&pg=PA651|isbn=9788128400674|page=651}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Bull Temple}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061205021834/http://kstdc.nic.in/ Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation]
* [http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/india/mysore/nt03.html Photo of Nandi Temple tower]

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