[ Holy Bull of few Hindus. ]

The picture of Bull above is alive and it visits most of the homes of devotees of Lord Shiva on certain days of the month in places and it is taken around by the person maintaining it who plays the musical instrument and they are classical music written by famous classical song writers like Sri. Purandara Dasa, Sri. Tyagaraja, Sri.Kanaka Dasa and many others.

Bangalore - Bull Temple.

The Bull temple of Bangalore is dedicated to Nandi Bull, the vahana (vehicle) of Lord Shiva.Situated in Basavan... General Information• Timings: Entry to the temple is free and the daily timings are from 6a.m. to 8 p.m. Festivity An... Travel Guide• By Air: Bangalore is easily accessible from all major Indian cities like Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyd... Situated in Banglore . It is a temple of Nandi of lord shiva

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Bull temple.

1. Bull TempleThe Bull temple of Bangalore is dedicated to Nandi Bull, the vahana (vehicle) of Lord Shiva.Situated in Basavanagudi, this temple has been built in the Dravidian style of architecture.There is a huge idol of Nandi Bull inside the temple, measuring 4.5 m in height and 6.5 m inlength. This idol is said to have been carved out of a single rock. The bull also has a smalliron plate on its head. As per the tradition, this plate prevents the bull from growing. It isbelieved that the Vishva Bharti River originates at the feet of this statue.The legend goes that the Bull Temple was built to appease a bull that used to consume anddestroy all the groundnuts and peanuts cultivated in this area. It is also said that after thetemple was built, the bull stopped damaging the crop. As a celebration of this incident, thefarmers of Basavanagudi organized a Groundnut Fair (Kadalekai Parase), near the temple.This fair continues till date and is attended by the people of Bangalore in large numbers.Bull Temple was constructed in 16th century and is dedicated to a sacred bull. Kallekaiparse an annual festival is celebrated at the time of harvesting of peanuts during themonth of November-December.Thousands of visitors throng the city to participate in thefestival from all over the state. http://www.holybharathpilgrimage.com

2. General Information• Timings: Entry to the temple is free and the daily timings are from 6a.m. to 8 p.m. Festivity Anually, Kadalekayi Parishe -the Groundnut Fair is held near the temple during the month of November- December when the groundnut crop is harvested. Farmers offer the first groundnuts harvest to the sacred bull. Farmers offer their first harvest in the month of November- December to the bull as to show their gratitude. The temple is adjacent to that of Lord Ganesha with a unique feature. The idol of the deity is made out of 110 kg of butter after every 4 years. Amazingly the butter never melts. After the end of four years, butter is distributed among devotees. http://www.holybharathpilgrimage.com

3. Travel Guide• By Air: Bangalore is easily accessible from all major Indian cities likeKolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Panaji, Kochi etc by air. The airport is located 6 km fromthe city center. Domestic airlines flying to Bangalore include Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, AirSahara, Kingfisher Airlines, Spicejet and Air Deccan. The city also houses the booking offices of allmajor international airlines.• International airlines that fly in directly to Bangalore include Air India, Indian Airlines, Lufthansa, AirFrance, British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Sri Lankan Airlines, Air Malaysia, Thai Airways and Jet StarAsia. Click here for Bangalore Flight Schedules• By Road: National Highways connect Bangalore to Chennai, Mumbai and other neighboring cities.• The main bus terminal in Bangalore is located opposite the City Railway Station. Officially namedafter the founder of Bangalore, Kempegowda, the bus terminus in Bangalore is better known as theKarnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus stand. Buses from here connect Bangalore toall major cities and states in south India.• By Rail: Bangalore is well connected to all major Indian cities by rail. The train stations in Bangaloreinclude Bangalore City, Bangalore Cantonment, Yeshwantpur and Bangalore East. The Rajdhani Expressand the Karnataka Sampark Kranti provide fast and safe connectivity between Bangalore and thenational capital New Delhi http://www.holybharathpilgrimage.com