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Bangalore, Karnataka, the Garden City is famous
for it's the old monuments, temples, warriors and Kings. Many
temples here are very old yet they haven't lost their charm. There
is a halo of peace and serenity that surrounds the temples of
Karnataka. Intricate sculpture marks the rock-cut temples and
ancient temple complexes in Karnataka. Surprisingly, these temples
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survived the rigours of time. That is typical
Dravidian style!
The Gavi Gangadhareswara temple, an unusual cave temple was built by
Kempe gowda, founder of Bangalore. This temple, located near
Basavanagudi is well known for its architecture & a rare phenomenon
. It has been designed in such a manner that, on the festival of
Sankranti, a local festival, the rays of the sun pass between the
horns of the Nandi placed outside the temple, illuminating the image
of Lord Shiva. This rare phenomenon occurs generally on14 / 15
January every year. It attracts large number of devotees. The
precision of the event shows advancement in the technical and
scientific knowledge of our ancestors. The architect of this temple
combines 'Vastukala' with astronomy which gifts the world an amazing
phenomenon.
The temple is natural monolith carved cave temple dedicated to Lord
Shiva. There are two famous shrines dedicated to Lord Gangadeshwara
and Goddess Honnadevi i.e. Lord Shiva and Parvati. The temple has 33
idols.
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