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 The Bull Temple

The temple has a giant bull 4.6 meters tall carved out of a single rock. The Bull temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva's vahana(vehicle). The statue of Nandi is flanked at the back with statues of God Surya and Goddess Chandra on their chariots drawn by the horses. The bull has a small iron plate on its head to prevent it, as tradition says, from growing. It is a sculptural masterpiece. The gigantic bull measuring 4.57m in height and 6.10 m in length is carved out of a single rock.

The sculpture of bull is the holy deity in the temple, also known as "Nandi Temple". The gigantic bull measuring 4.57m in height and 6.10 m in length is carved out of a single rock. Poor farmers were left stun and felt guilty. For their repentance they decided to build a temple for the bull, to their surprise the bull was growing in height.

The temple is nestling in Basavanagudi housing a scared bull of Lord Shiva, it is believed that the source of the river Vishwa Bharathi originates from the feet of the Nandi.  Farmers offer the first groundnuts harvest to the sacred bull.  Entry to the temple is free and the daily timings are from 6a.m. to 8 p.m.  There is a Ganesh temple inside the premises with a large deity all made of 110 kilos of butter.

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