The Bull Temple
Dedicated to Lord Shiva’s Vahana or vehicle, Nandi, the bull, The Bull Temple is a popular Temple in Bangalore. Here you can find a huge monolithic statue of the sitting bull that draws a large number of people to the place every day. The statue is 4.5 meters tall and 6 meters long and has been at this place long before the present temple was built. Get to know more about the Bull Temple with a visit during Bangalore Tours.
Situated at Basavangudi, atop ‘Bungle hill’ The Bull Temple was constructed by Kempe Gowda, the founder of Bangalore. Legend says that this temple was built in order to appease a vagrant bull that was on a way to eating away the entire groundnut field but after the erecting of the Bull Temple; the bull was never seen repeating the same. Happy farmers hold annual Groundnut festival near the Bull Temple premised. Another great feature of the Bull Temple is that it is built adjacent to Lord Ganesha’s idol. This idol is made out of 110 kg of butter in every 4 years and amazingly the butter that it is made of never melts. On the completion of 4years, the butter is distributed among devotees as prasad.
Designed in the typical Dravidian style, The Bull Temple is worth paying a visit during Bangalore Tours and is counted among the popular Tourist Attractions of Bangalore. We, at HotelsBangaloreIndia.com are here to enlighten you with information and booking of tour to the Bull Temple, Bangalore.
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