Kadalekai Parishe, the annual groundnut fair is held on the last Monday of Karthika Masa (month in Hindu calendar) near Dodda Ganesha, temple, near the Bull Temple at Basavanagudi in Bangalore. The fair starts from the previous day with people thronging to the stalls selling buying variety of groundnuts. The day is a full moon […]
The People Friendly Ruler – Kempe Gowda
Kempe Gowda was a chieftain who ruled over most parts of Karnataka for the better part of the 16th century. History credits him with being a just and humane ruler and he is also widely accepted by historians as being the founder of Bangalore. His Early Years Kempe Gowda I was born in 1513 in […]
Kempe Gowda
Kempe Gowda was the founder of Bangalore which was designed by him in the year 1537. He built the four towers to mark the outer most boundaries of Bangalore, today the city has grown in leaps and bounds and they stand prominently in the heart of the city. He built more than 100 lakes and […]
Bull Temple
Bull temple is one of the oldest temples in Bangalore situated in Basavanagudi and is dedicated to Nandi, the mount of Lord Shiva. This temple was built by Kempe Gowda, who also founded the city of Bangalore. In Kannada, Basava means bull, which gives the name Basavanagudi to the locality. The temple was built in […]
