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Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple, or Sri Gangaadhareshwara, also Gavipura Cave Temple, an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, is located in Bengaluru in the state of Karnataka in India.
Feb 25, 2017 · In the cave temple the presiding idol, a Shiva linga, is surrounded by several smaller deities and sages, and the two pradakshine (circumambulatory) paths. Another statue of Nandi faces his...
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A lingam (Sanskrit: लिङ्ग IAST: liṅga, lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism.
Mar 12, 2019 · Gavi Gangadhareshwara is an ancient cave temple in Bangalore. Read about this famous Shiva temple and when to visit it.
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Feb 4, 2024 · Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple is a famous ancient cave temple located in Hulimavu, Bannerghatta Road in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The temple is renowned due to a significant and almost magical phenomenon that occurs in the temple every year on a particular day in the month of January.
May 26, 2016 · The temple is best known for its architectural feature that lets sun rays fall on the linga in the main shrine on Sankranti, the harvest festival. Sunlight passes through an arch in the compound...
Gavi Gangadhareshwara is a mystical temple of Shiva in Bangalore. With rock-cut monolithic architecture and divine phenomenon where the sun falls directly on the shiva ling in the cave on Sankranti, the temple is a marvel.
