Basavanagudi

Basavanagudi ಬಸವನಗುಡಿ Bull Temple
Neighbourhood
National College Flyover, Basavanagudi.
Basavanagudi
Coordinates: 12°56′N 77°34′E / 12.94°N 77.57°E / 12.94; 77.57Coordinates: 12°56′N 77°34′E / 12.94°N 77.57°E / 12.94; 77.57
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Metro	Bangalore
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	560004

Basavanagudi (ಬಸವನಗುಡಿ) (English: Bull Temple) is a residential and commercial locality in the Indian city of Bangalore. Area postal code 560004, The area is in South Bangalore along the borders of Jayanagar. The name "Basavanagudi" refers to the Bull Temple. The temple has a monolith statue of the Nandi Bull. Basava in Kannada, the local language, means bull and gudi means temple.^[1]

Basavanagudi is one of the oldest areas of Bangalore city. The main commercial street of Basavanagudi is DVG Road^[2] which is home to numerous retail businesses several of them dating back to the 1970s and 80s. Towards the middle of DVG Road is Gandhi Bazaar^[3] which is a fresh fruit, vegetable and flower market.

Parks

• M.N Krishna Rao Park^[4]
• Bugle Rock
• T. R. Shamanna Park
• Armugam Circle Park
• Dewan Madhav Rao Circle Park
• Ramakrishna Square

Events

• Kadlekai Parishe: Every year a two-day fair of peanuts is held near Dodda Ganeshana Gudi temple of Basavanagudi called Kadlekai Parishe which translates to Groundnut Fair. Groundnuts are exhibited and sold during this event.^[5]
• Bengaluru Ganesha Utsava: An annual event is held on the grounds of Acharya Pathasala Public School celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi festival for over 10 days. The evenings are studded with cultural programmes by artists from all over India.

Notable institutions

Theosophical Society, Basavanagudi

• The Indian Institute of World Culture
• Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs
• B.M.S. College of Engineering
• National College, Basavanagudi^[6]
• Acharya Pathasala Public School

Notable (old) businesses

• Vidyarthi Bhavan (est 1943) — A vegetarian restaurant in Gandhi Bazaar
• Highland Traders (est 1960) — A dry fruits and spices retail shop^[7]
• Siddoji Rao and Sons (est 1925) — A silk saree retailer^[8]
• Web Design Royale ^{[9] [10]}

Area restaurants and eateries

• Vidyarthi Bhavan — Along Gandhi Bazaar main road, it is famous for its masala dose.
• Roti Ghar — A vegetarian multi-cuisine restaurant, along Gandhi Bazaar main road.
• Udupi Sri Krishna Bhavan — The famous restaurant of Balepet in old Bangalore, has opened its branch along Gandhi Bazaar main road.
• SLV Corner — A vegetarian multi-cuisine restaurant along Vani Vilas road. They also have a typical darshini outlet, opposite the main restaurant.
• Brahmin's Coffee Bar — Ranga Rao road, near Shankarapuram police station.
• Mahalakshmi tiffin room — This restaurant, reminiscent of old Bangalore, is famous for its 'melt in the mouth' khali dose. It is along DVG Road.
• By2 Coffee — Bugle Rock Park road, modeled on the lines of Brahmin's coffee bar, is famous for its idly, vada, chow chow bath and coffee. It has been hugely popular with South Bangaloreans for serving delicious food at a very low price.
• Upahara Darshini (est 1991) — DVG road, a typical darshini, famous for its masala dose and ghee rice, besides the usual idly, vada etc.
• Davanagere Benne Dose — NR Colony, famous for its benne khali, benne dose, khara mandakki etc.
• South Kitchen — Yet another darshini which serves only idly, vada, chow chow bath, rice bath, shavige bath etc. It is located close to NR Colony bus stop.
• South Thindies — Nittur Srinivas Rao road (near MN Krishna Rao park), famous for pesarttu, kerala parota, halbai etc.
• Dwarka Bhavan — NR Colony, known since ages for its benne khali dose palya.
• Halli Thindi — Bull Temple Road (opposite SDM Choultry), popular amongst people for the traditional cuisine of rural Karnataka.
• Kamat Bugle Rock — Known for serving the cuisines of South and North Karnataka besides that of North India, this restaurant is along Bull Temple Road.
• Meera Delicacy — A vegetarian multi-cuisine restaurant near Lal Bagh, Bengaluru West gate.
• Ibaco, a popular ice cream parlour is beside Meera Delicacy.
• Red Berry's — A hot favourite amongst the residents of Basavanagudi, this ice cream parlour is along DVG Road, right beside the Apollo Pharmacy. It is famous for its pure vegetarian handmade ice creams of unusual flavours.
• Puliyogre Point — This is along East Anjaneya Temple Street and is popular for its Puliyogre and Sakkare Pongal.
• Suprabhata Coffee Kendra — VV Puram, near Sajjan Rao Circle. Idly, vada and Puliyogre (on Saturdays), are a must-try here.
• Janata — VV Puram, near Sajjan Rao Circle, serves extremely delicious sambhar for idly. Palav and khali dose are other items that one must try.
• McDonalds — Ramakrishna Square, Bull temple road
• Subway — Bull Temple road
• Pizza Hut Delivery — Bull Temple road.
• KFC — Vani Vilas road

Notable temples and religious places

• Dodda Ganeshana Gudi
• Ramakrishna Ashram/Math^[11]
• Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple
• Kaaranji Anjaneya Swamy Temple
• Uttaradhi Mutt
• Sringeri Shankarmutt
• Magadi Karnikara Patha Shaale

Notable residents

Basavanagudi has housed famous personalities such as:

• D. V. Gundappa — Kannada poet and writer; after whom the famous DVG Road is named.^[12]
• Anil Kumble — the highest wicket-taker for India in Test^[13] and ODI^[14] Cricket.
• Hosur Narasimhaiah — noted educationist and thinker.
• K. S. Nissar Ahmed — Kannada poet and writer.
• Masti Venkatesha Iyengar — Kannada poet and writer.

Areas of Bangalore

	Kempegowda Nagar	Chamarajapet	Kalasipalya / Shanthinagar
	Gavipuram / Hanumanthanagar		Lalbagh
		Basavanagudi
	N.R. Colony / Thyagarajanagar	Yediyur	Jayanagar

References

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