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Dodda 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.

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The carved, painted gopuram and signboard of Shree Dodda Ganapathi Temple
Photo: ANKAN, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Source

Why it’s worth it

To see one of the city's largest stone Ganeshas, easily paired with the Bull Temple and Bugle Rock next door.

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