In the 16th century, Kempe Gowdas added grandeur to the temple by building the frontage to the cave temple with Gopuras (towers), large tridents, discs known as Suryapana and Chandrapana representing the Sun and the Moon, a damaru (drum) and two fans (all pictured in the gallery). The cave temple is also stated to be a fine piece of Indian rock-cut architecture of the 9th century. It is one of the best architectural monuments depicting a monolithic idol of Lord Shiva made of granite, a rare idol of Agni, the God of fire and monolithic exquisitely carved four pillars in side the cave. It is a cave temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. ISKCON is located on the Chord Road, it is a must visit temple in Bangalore.ДЄnother ancient temple is the Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple, in the Chola style of architecture, which is a protected monument under the Karnataka Ancient and Historical Monuments, and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1961. Sri Krishna is the main deity of the temple.

Perched atop a hill and dominating the landscape around it, this is an example of the modern Indian temple. Located at # 93, 12th Cross, Ideal Homes Circle, Ideal Homes Township, Raja Rajeshwari Nagar, Bengaluru 560 098 The temple also has Annadana on most days. Chandika Homa is performed every day in a specially designed Yagna Shala. The temple has shrines of Devi Nimishamba, Moukthikeswara (siva), Siddhi Vinayaka, Saraswathi and Lakshmi Narayana. This temple was built with the help of a large number of devotees of Shri Nimishamba Devi.

This shrine is built in the traditional Parashurama Kshetra architectural style, which is not found elsewhere in Bangalore or its surroundings. The Shri Nimishamba Devi temple is located at Rajarajeshwari Nagar. A groundnut fair called Kadalekay Parishe in Kannada language, which is linked to a popular folklore legend, is held by farmers every year during November to thank Nandi for the good yield of this crop and to seek further blessings. Temples for Dodda Ganapathy (huge Ganesha - 10 ft (3.0 m) height & 15 ft (4.6 m) wide) and for Lord Shiva, a little above the Ganesha temple, are also located at the foot of the hill. Nandi idol at this temple is said to be one of the largest in the world, with height of about 15 ft (4.6 m) and 20 feet (6.1 m) length. The temple is exclusive for the worship of the sacred bull in Hinduism, known as Nandi, Lord Shiva's vahana, or animal mount. This temple built in 1537 on a hill top with a porch in the Vijayanagara architectural style is named after the large granite Nandi monolith placed on a plinth in the temple shrine.

The complicated stone pillars, supported by splendid lion brackets, still bear the imprint of the cannon balls, which ruined portions of the temple during the Third Mysore War.ДЄ famous temple built in the 16th century during the rule of Kempegowdas, is the Bull temple or the Nandi Temple (Nandi in Sanskrit means joyful) made of granite. This temple is located neighboring to Tipu's summer palace. Venkataramanaswamy temple is about 300 year old temple built by Maharajah Chikka Devaraya Wodeyar. Home | Ancient Temples in Bangalore Ancient Temples in Bangalore

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