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Dodda Basavana Gudi (Bull Temple)
A Vijayanagara-style shrine on Bull Temple Road, said to date to 1537, built around a monolithic granite Nandi about 15 ft tall and 20 ft long.
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🌿 Hidden SpotsBugle Rock Park
A shady 16-acre park around an ancient gneiss outcrop behind the Bull Temple, with an old watchtower, walking paths, an amphitheatre and a fruit-bat colony.
🧭 Unique ExperiencesGandhi Bazaar
Basavanagudi's traditional market street, lined with flower and condiment sellers, fruit and cloth shops, temples and long-running eateries such as Vidyarthi Bhavan.
🌿 Hidden SpotsDodda Ganapathi Temple
A Basavanagudi temple built around a monolithic Ganesha about 18 ft high and 16 ft wide, beside the Bull Temple with Bugle Rock garden behind. The idol is periodically covered in butter.
☕ Independent CafésBrahmin's Coffee Bar
Standing-only South Indian breakfast counter running since the 1960s. The short menu is idli, vada, khara bath, kesari bath and filter coffee, served with green coconut chutney and no sambar.
☕ Independent CafésVidyarthi Bhavan
Vegetarian eatery in Gandhi Bazaar, open since 1943 and originally set up to feed students. Its signature is a crisp, butter-topped masala dosa from a short South Indian menu.