Dodda Basaveshwara Temple
Ballari district, Karnataka
The Dodda Basaveswara temple is situated in the town of Kurugodu, which is now a taluk/divisional headquarters in the Ballari district of Karnataka, India. The Dodda Basaveswara temple is the main attraction in town; it attracts many pilgrims who are devotees of Shiva. The idol of the big bull, called Nandi or Nadeeswara, is cut out of a monolithic rock, and is 12 ft (3.7 m) high. The annual Ratha Yatra of the deity is conducted on the Holi Purnima day, which marks the beginning of the spring season, as well as the beginning of the New Year.Every year Ratha Mahothsava of the Swamy Dodda Basaveshwara held on holy Poornima and Kurugodu Doddabasaveshara is exactly opposite to Hampi Virupaksha.
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Where it is
Ballari district, Karnataka. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Adoni railway station (AD), about 70 km by road.
- By air: Bellary Airport (BEP), about 26 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Sri Virupaksha Temple, Hampi – Hampi Bazaar, Hampi, Vijayanagara district (formerly Ballari) (about 50 km)
- Sri Raghavendra Swamy Matha, Mantralayam – Mantralayam, on the Tungabhadra river, Kurnool district (about 115 km)
- Sri Jogulamba Devi Temple, Alampur – Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal district, on the Tungabhadra river near the Andhra Pradesh border (about 189 km)
- Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi – Lepakshi, Lepakshi mandal, Sri Sathya Sai district (about 238 km)
- Ahobilam Nava Narasimha Kshetram – Ahobilam, Allagadda mandal, Nandyal district (Nallamala forest, Eastern Ghats) (about 254 km)
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