Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple is located in Bangalore in the state of Karnataka in India. Bangalore (Kannada: ; in Kannada and // in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ...

Temple

The ancient temple was cut out of the rock probably in the 9th century. It is a natural monolith rock formation with the cave temple carved out of it. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple has four monolithic pillars and a rare idol of Agni, the God of fire. This article is about the Hindu God. ... Agni is a Hindu deity. ...

There are other idols inside including the idol of Agnimurthi, which has two heads, seven hands and three legs. Those worshipping this deity believe it will cure one of all eye defects.^[1]

Thousands of devotees come in January every year on Makar sankranti Day to this cave temple. This is a special day when the sunrays fall on the Sivalinga for one hour as it passes between the horns of the Nandi. Such was the knowledge of architecture and astronomy that the ancient sculptors could craft the horns of the stone bull outside the temple so that the sun's rays would pass through its horns and light up the deity Shiva Linga inside the cave.^[2] A makar in Scottish literature is a poet or bard, often attached to the royal court. ... Sankranthi, or Sankranti, is a festival that signifies the beginning of the harvest season for the farmers of India. ... Linga worship (Estate of Cynthia and Harlen Welsh) The Lingam (also, Linga; Sanskrit , meaning mark or sign) is used as a symbol for the worship of the Hindu god Shiva. ... In Hinduism, Nandi is the white bull which Shiva rides, and the leader of the Ganas. ... Shiva (Sanskrit: शिव; Hindi: शिव (when used to distinguish lordly status), and written Śiva in the official IAST transliteration, pronounced as ) is a form of Ishvara or God in the later Vedic scriptures of Hinduism. ... Linga worship (Estate of Cynthia and Harlen Welsh) Lingam or Linga is the Sanskrit word for mark. ...

This is the only temple in Bangalore dedicated to Shive so it is very well visited.^[3] The top of a cask, showing an unopened wooden shive with a plastic seal. ...

The temple shrine is a protected monument underthe Karnataka Ancient and Historical Monuments, and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1961.^[4]

References

1. ^ Temple inside an age-old cave. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.
2. ^ About Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.
3. ^ Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple at Bangalore(Karnataka). Retrieved on 2006-09-13.
4. ^ Temple inside an age-old cave. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.

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See also

• Kukke Subrahmanya Temple at Sabramanya - also a cave temple
• Varaha Cave Temple
• Undavalli caves
• Badami Cave temple
• Pandavleni Caves
• Karla Caves

The Undavalli Caves are located in the village of Undavalli in Guntur District, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Badami Cave temple is at Badami in the Bagalkot District in the north part of the Karnataka state of India. ... Karli (also Karla) is a town on the highway between Pune and Mumbai in southern Maharashtra in India. ...

External links

• Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple - Bangalore
• Temple inside an age-old cave