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Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple

ഗവി ഗംഗാധരേശ്വര ക്ഷേത്രം ബെംഗളൂരു

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Gautama Maharshi Legend / Kempe Gowda IDravidaHindu (Shaivism)ASI-protectedAI Compiled

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Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple in Gavipuram is a famous 16th-century rock-cut cave temple remodeled by Kempe Gowda I. On Makar Sankranti evening, sun rays pass precisely between the horns of the Nandi bull to illuminate the Shivalinga.