8 Well known Shiva Temples in Bangalore

8 no’s Well known Shiva Temples in Bangalore

 

Lord Shiva is a preferred God for a lot of Hindus. It is supposed that he is also a kind God. It is a tradition to visit the Shiva temples on the eve of Maha Shivarathri 2016. Here are a few of the well-known Shiva temples for a religious tour in the Bangalore, Karnataka.

There are more than a few temples of Lord Mahadeva in Bangalore. A few belong to the golden era as well as a few are the modern day temples. You should go through this list of temples for tourist places in Bangalore for Shivarathri in the year 2016.

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The Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple, the Kempfort Shiva Temple and the Kadu Malleshwara Temple are a few of the famous religious as well as tourist places in the Bangalore.

Let us take a pictorial trip around these holy sites!

1-Halasuru Someshwara Temple

 A visit to Halasuru Someshwara Temple in Ulsoor place will take you back in time. It belonged to the Chola Period as well as it is the oldest temple in Bangalore. A number of other modifications around the temple point out the authority of Vijayanagara architectural style prepared in the later years.

2-Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple

Gavi Gangadhareshwara temple is an antique cave temple in Gavipuram.The temple is recognized for another motivating occurrence. In the evening of the great Makar Sankranthi celebration, the sunlight passes through the horns of Nandi statue as well as it directly falls on the lingam. This spectacle happens all year on the day of the festival.

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3-Kempfort Shiva Temple

Kempfort Shiva Temple is one of the important landmarks of Bangalore. It is recognized for the 65ft Shiva Statue. The temple also has a big Ganesha idol and models of other shape of Shiva. It is one of the must visit temples situated in Old Airport Road, Bengaluru.

 

4- Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Temple

 Sri Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Temple comprises of the 12 no’s small Shiva temples. It symbolizes other Jyotirlinga Temples across India. Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Temple is located at Omkar Hills in Srinivasapura.

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5-Kadu Malleshwara Temple

 The locality of Malleshwaram got its name from the Kadu Malleshwara Temple. It is a 17th century temple devoted to Lord Shiva. Nandishwara Theertha is one more major appeal of this temple in Bangalore. Here the water incessantly flows from the mouth of Nandi statue and falls on the Linga. It is also supposed that this water is the source of the spiritual entity.
 

6-Begur Nageshwara Temple

 Nageshwara Temple was constructed for the period of the rule of Ganga Dynasty. Kannada inscriptions dating back to 890 AD have stated regarding the city called Bengaluru. Such is the historical proof found in this age old temple. Later additions have been completed to the temple throughout the rule of Chola Dynasty.

 

7-Kote Jalakanteshwara Temple

Kote Jalankanteshwara is one more Shiva temple in   Bangalore which belongs to Chola Dynasty. It is located near Kalasipalya Bus Stand. The temple has 3  no’s sanctums of Jalakanteshwara, Parvathi as well as Kailasananthar.

 

8-Dharmagiri Manjunatha Swamy Temple

You would've have observed this temple on Kannada regional channels. Dharmagiri Temple is close to Banashankari BDA complex and it is a well-known serial shooting site. It has achieved fame after emerging in a lot of Kannada serials.