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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Dodda Basava (Bull) Temple and Dodda Ganapathi, Basavanagudi

Saiva · Bengaluru, Karnataka

Dodda Basava (Bull) Temple and Dodda Ganapathi, Basavanagudi

Dodda Basava (Nandi) with Dodda Ganapathi beside him

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The temple in short

Deity
Dodda Basava (Nandi) with Dodda Ganapathi beside him
Where
Bengaluru, Karnataka · 12.94N 77.57E
Usual hours
6.30 am – 12 pm, 5 pm – 8 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Ketu Sani
Visited for
The great Nandi carved out of one rock by Kempe Gowda, with the groundnut fair (Kadalekai Parishe) in Karthika. Visited before a new venture.
Kept for Saturn and Ketu, 2 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Dodda Basava (Bull) Temple and Dodda Ganapathi, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, Karnataka. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

Others within reach

Nearest first, by straight-line distance

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.