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The temple displays architectural features of buildings from the Western Ganga dynasty, the Pallava dynasty and the Vijayanagara Empire.The temple may be more than 800 years old, the first buildings having been in existence before the current city of Bangalore was founded in 1530 by Kempe Gowda I, when he built a mud fort here. [2]
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 temple is exclusive for the worship of the sacred bull in Hinduism, known as Nandi, Lord Shiva's vahana, or animal mount. Nandi idol at this temple is said to ...
Next to the Kumara Swamy temple there is another small granite hill. Atop this, there is a large water tank built by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board. It supplies potable water to the adjoining areas. On a clear day, wide views of Bangalore are available from the top of the hill.
Shivoham Shiva Temple is a Hindu temple, situated on Old Airport Road, Bangalore, India, dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva. Built in 1995, it features a 65 feet (20 m) statue of Shiva. [ 1 ] The temple attracts an estimated 500,000 worshippers and visitors each year, including between 100,000 and 150,000 on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri .
During their rule, they built many temples in and around Bengaluru with the Chokkanathaswamy temple, Mukthi Natheshwara Temple, Choleswara temple and the Someshwara Temple being prominent ones. The Chokkanathaswamy temple at Domlur, whose earliest inscriptions date back to the 10th century AD, [1] is the oldest temple in the city. [2]
The Nandhi Teertha temple & Kalyani Entrance of the Nandi Tirtha Temple Nandi Tirtha Temple located at a lower level than the surrounding area. Another temple called Nandi-teertha which was reported by some agencies to be 400 years old was re-discovered in 1997 AD during excavation work in a place south-east of the Kadu Mallikarjuna temple.
Kote Venkataramana Temple is a Hindu temple in Krishnarajendra Road, Bangalore, India dedicated to the god Venkateshwara. The temple was built in 1689 in Dravidian and Vijayanagara style by King Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar, then ruler of Mysore. [1]
A Hindu temple situated in a small hill called Aananda Giri Hill near Hebbal, Bangalore capital city of Karnataka state, India, was originated in 13th century Chola dynasty era. The temple was renovated in 2000 (the temple itself), 2009 (surrounding places of the temple), and 2012 (Ganesha Temple on the west side of the hill).