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  2. Places of worship in Bengaluru - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Dharmaraya Swamy Temple - Wikipedia

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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]

  4. Shivoham Shiva Temple - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  5. List of Chola temples in Bengaluru - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Ghati Subramanya - Wikipedia

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    Ghati Subramanya (Kannada: ಘಾಟಿ ಸುಬ್ರಮಣ್ಯ) is a Hindu temple, situated in the village of Sri Subamanya Ghati near Tubagere, Doddaballapura, Karnataka, India. It is 60 km from the city of Bangalore and is a popular pilgrimage centre.

  7. Kumara Swamy Devasthana, Bengaluru - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Ports of Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    Bhatkal Port is a well-protected port located on the bank of the Sharabhi River. During the Vijayanagar Empire, this port was used for trade with the Arabs. Currently, fishing vessels utilize the facilities of this port. Bhatkal Port has the potential to be developed into a modern fishing harbor with full-fledged fish handling facilities.

  9. St. Mary's Basilica, Bengaluru - Wikipedia

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    It is among the oldest churches at Bangalore and the first church in the state that has been elevated to the status of a minor basilica. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is famous for festivities held during the St. Mary's Feast in the month of September each year, attracting devotees from the entire metropolitan area of Bangalore .