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Bull Temple

733 Reviews

#24 of 323 things to do in Bengaluru

Sights & Landmarks, Sacred & Religious Sites, Architectural Buildings

Bugle Hill, Bull Temple Rd, Basavangudi, Bengaluru 560004, India

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“huge nandi”(16 reviews)

“lord shiva”(43 reviews)

“large stone”(8 reviews)

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Located in Basavanagudi, this temple (built by Kempegowda in the Dravidian style) contains a huge granite monolith of Nandi. The temple grounds also host the annual groundnut fair in November/December. The nearby Dodda Ganesha Temple and Bugle Rock...more

Suggested duration: < 1 hour

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Bugle Hill, Bull Temple Rd, Basavangudi, Bengaluru 560004, India

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mngirlTU

Tulsa, Oklahoma

5110

Reviewed 3 days ago

Great to see

It was great to see the place but it was sort of anticlimactic. I wasn't sure what I was expecting but I was a little disappointed at the inside. The outside is spectacular, as are a lot of temples in India.

Date of experience: September 2018

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791isabellep

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Reviewed 1 week ago

Small but it’s worth...

Small temple with a nice growing bull story. Tiny temple with a wonderful bull inside. To be seen and enjoyed

Date of experience: January 2019

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shesavesshetravels

Omaha, Nebraska

10728

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Beautiful, but don’t pay for a tour

The architecture is gorgeous, and the energy inside the temple is incredible. I wouldn’t recommend to book a tour for this, it’s so small it doesn’t take long. The story of the bull is posted outside the temple so you can learn all about it...More

Date of experience: January 2019

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Sara B

Zurich, Switzerland

122

Reviewed 1 week ago

A hidden Gem

The approach to the Bull Temple can be improved. Also visit the Ganesh Temple below. Both Temples are interesting and worth visiting.

Date of experience: December 2018

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Srikanta P

Lagos, Nigeria

15435

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

The Bull temple is also known as Nandi temple

This temple is situated within the Bangalore city and closest to the Dodda Ganesh Temple. The Temple is well known for the biggest idol of Bull. The Bull temple has a local history, which says the temple is made for a big Bull which used...More

Date of experience: December 2018

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swallows2016

Birmingham, United Kingdom

6728

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Fascinating

Visited just before a festival that involved huge amounts of peanuts so interesting to see the traders setting up.

Date of experience: December 2018

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g_v_nagendra

Surat, India

151113

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Temple of Nandi (Basava)

"Basava" translates to sacred bull in Kannada known as Nandi a close devotee and attendant of Lord Shiva. It is a stone monolith idol of Nandi carved out of a single piece of rock and is arguably the biggest bull temple anywhere in the world....More

Date of experience: November 2018

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SunilG1118

725

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Nice old temple

Bull temple located in central Bangalore is very old and maintained well. The temple is known for Biggest stone bull

Date of experience: November 2018

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Quest829668

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

GREAT DIVINE PLACE