Temples in Bangalore
ISKON Temple
This newly built beautiful temple is located at Hare Krishna Hill, 1 'R' Block, chord Rd, Rajaji Nagar. The Deities in this temple are Krishna-Balarama and Gauranitai. There are some guest facilities at the temple, but guests must follow ashram rules.
Bull Temple
This temple is at the end of Bull Temple Rd, in the southwest part of the city on Bugle Hill. It was built by Kempe Gowada the founder of Bangalore. There is a huge Nandi bull here, 15 feet high and 20 feet long, carved from a single stone. The bull has a small iron plate on its head to prevent it, as tradition says, from growing.
Also there is a Ganesh temple, with a large deity made of 110 kilos of butter. The deity of butter is broken up and distributed every four years.
Gavi Gangadhareswara Temple
On January 14 (Makara Sankranti) as the sunsets, its rays pass through the window and the horns of Nandi to strike the Siva-linga in this temple. There is an Agni deity, the god of fire, here. It is by the Kempambudi tank, in the southwest part of the city. It was built by Kempe Gowda in the 16th century.
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