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| Basavangudi Temple tower |
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| Way to Basavangudi |
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| Bull Statue in the sanctum |
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| Bugle Rock Park Entrance |
This famous Bull Temple perched on the top of the Bugle Hill
is one of the star attractions of Bangalore. It is centrally located in the
heart of the city within the premises of Bugle Rock Garden at Basavangudi Road
near Gandhi Bazaar, in the southern part of the city. The spacious surroundings
with two horn shaped structures invite you to enter the temple. Though the
temple is small the huge monolithic granite-made bull statue measuring about
15feet high and 21 feet long catches your attention with floral decorations and
sculptural grandeur. No one knows about the sculptor who crafted this
megalithic statue. But the temple was built in Dravidian style during the reign
of Kempe Gowda (1513-1569), the founder of Bangalore city in 1537. The present
temple tower was built in the early part of the 20th century.
Every year on the last Monday and Tuesday of Kartik masa (November month), a groundnut fair (Kadalekai Parishe) is held here as a token of gratitude to the mighty bull which is said to have saved the crops from the havoc done by cattle at that time. Every villager brings the first produce of their harvest to offer and worship the sacred bull. It was said that when the statue started growing every year, a devotee was told in a dream to place a trident on the head of the bull to stop its growing in size. One can see the silver trident placed across the horns of the bull. Just behind the bull statue the idols of the Sun God and Moon God are seen riding their chariots. With engraved ornaments and bells and large white painted borders around its eyes and with wreaths of garlands the statue looks very beautiful and grand.
The Bugle Rock Park is adjacent to the Bull Temple. The Local ruler, Kempe Gowda II (erected four towers in four corners of the city to demarcate the extension of the city. One of the towers in south is located in this park on the top of a huge rock. In olden times a guard used to blow bugle or trumpet from this tower to alert the public about the safety of the city and to guard against intruders. As a tribute to Kempe Gowda II, the administration of Bangalore (BBMP) used a picture of this watch tower as its logo. Recently a pillar at Hudson Circle near BBMP Office has a replica of the Watch Tower. In this park developed by the Horticultural department of the Government of Karnataka, there are many old rocks, streams and dense greenery with many monuments of great public figures like Kempe Gowda, D.V.Gundappa and Mokshagundam Visweswarayya, who dedicated their lives for the welfare and development of Karnataka state. Just like in Lal bagh gardens, here also one can see three million-old rocks in various shapes and structures.
The famous Dodda Ganapthi temple is just 500 meters away from the Bull Temple. So one can have the satisfaction of seeing two famous monolithic idols which are really the prestigious symbols of Bangalore. The Bull temple timings are 6.00mto 12.oo p.m. and from 5.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. and the entry is free.
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7th April, 2018 Somaseshu Gutala
Every year on the last Monday and Tuesday of Kartik masa (November month), a groundnut fair (Kadalekai Parishe) is held here as a token of gratitude to the mighty bull which is said to have saved the crops from the havoc done by cattle at that time. Every villager brings the first produce of their harvest to offer and worship the sacred bull. It was said that when the statue started growing every year, a devotee was told in a dream to place a trident on the head of the bull to stop its growing in size. One can see the silver trident placed across the horns of the bull. Just behind the bull statue the idols of the Sun God and Moon God are seen riding their chariots. With engraved ornaments and bells and large white painted borders around its eyes and with wreaths of garlands the statue looks very beautiful and grand.
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| Statue of a guard with a bugle |
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| Steps to reach the watch tower |
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| Statue of Sri D.V.G., the famous Kannada Poet and thinker |
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| Mural portraits of famous personalities |
The Bugle Rock Park is adjacent to the Bull Temple. The Local ruler, Kempe Gowda II (erected four towers in four corners of the city to demarcate the extension of the city. One of the towers in south is located in this park on the top of a huge rock. In olden times a guard used to blow bugle or trumpet from this tower to alert the public about the safety of the city and to guard against intruders. As a tribute to Kempe Gowda II, the administration of Bangalore (BBMP) used a picture of this watch tower as its logo. Recently a pillar at Hudson Circle near BBMP Office has a replica of the Watch Tower. In this park developed by the Horticultural department of the Government of Karnataka, there are many old rocks, streams and dense greenery with many monuments of great public figures like Kempe Gowda, D.V.Gundappa and Mokshagundam Visweswarayya, who dedicated their lives for the welfare and development of Karnataka state. Just like in Lal bagh gardens, here also one can see three million-old rocks in various shapes and structures.
The famous Dodda Ganapthi temple is just 500 meters away from the Bull Temple. So one can have the satisfaction of seeing two famous monolithic idols which are really the prestigious symbols of Bangalore. The Bull temple timings are 6.00mto 12.oo p.m. and from 5.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. and the entry is free.
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7th April, 2018 Somaseshu Gutala
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