Venkatappa Art Gallery Bangalore
Originally, Government Museum is one of the oldest museums in the country that was established in the year 1886. The museum embraces a very unique collection of inscriptions, sculptures, paintings,…
Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain of Bangalore
Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain of Bangalore On T. Chowdaiah Road in the L.R.D.E. area of Bangalore, the Indira Gandhi Musical fountain is situated right opposite the Nehru Planetarium. On your…
Ulsoor Lake Bangalore
The famous Ulsoor Lake is centrally situated sprawling over an area of 1.5 sq. kms. Originally known as "Halsur" or "Alsur", the lake then extended over an area of 125…
Bull Temple in Banglore
The “Bull Temple” is found in Bangalore the capital of Karnataka. , the bull is honoured as Shiva’s mount in this temple on the same platform as the Vishvanath Temple. It is also called “Nandi temple”. The temple has a giant bull (4.6 metres tall), carved out of a single boulder. It is a sculptural masterpiece. In Kannada, Basava means bull, which gives the name Basavanagudi to the locality. The temple has a giant bull (4.6 metres tall), carved out of a single boulder. It is a sculptural masterpiece.
The Venkataramanaswamy Temple in Banglore
The Venkataramana Swamy Temple was built by Maharajah Chikka Devaraya Wodiyar. The temple is 300 years old. Some of the best characteristics of the Dravidian temple art is depicted in the temple. The temple is situated adjacent to Tipus summer palace.
The beautiful stone pillar which is supported by lion brackets was ruined by the cannon balls. The flowery stone pillars which are supported by lion brackets have imprints of the cannon balls which struck it. This took place during the third Mysore war. After Tipu Sultan fell the Wodiyar dynasty repaired the temple to its original magnificence.