Basavanagudi is a residential and commercial locality in the Indian city of Bangalore. Basavanagudi is one of the oldest localities of Bangalore evidenced by the fact that it is home to four inscriptions, three Kannada and one Tamil and also one of the poshest areas of Bangalore.[2][3][4] It is located in South Bangalore, along the borders of Jayanagar and Lalbagh Botanical Gardens. The name "Basavanagudi" refers to the Bull Temple, which contains a monolithic statue of the Nandi Bull. The word Basava in Kannada means bull, and gudi means temple.[5] The main commercial street in Basavanagudi is DVG Road, which is home to numerous retail businesses - several of them dating back to the 1920s and 1930s. Towards the middle of DVG Road is Gandhi Bazaar, known for its market which sells fresh flowers, fruits, and vegetables.[6] The neighbourhood includes several historic restaurants, notably Vidyarthi Bhavan, a vegetarian restaurant which opened in 1943.[7]

Basavanagudi
Neighbourhood
Bull Temple, Basavanagudi
Bull Temple, Basavanagudi
Basavanagudi is located in Bengaluru
Basavanagudi
Basavanagudi
Coordinates: 12°56′N 77°34′E / 12.94°N 77.57°E / 12.94; 77.57
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
MetroBangalore
Population
 (Census 2011)
 • Total32,640 [1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
560004,560019,560028,560050

Parks

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  • M. N. Krishna Rao Park[8]
  • Bugle Rock
  • T. R. Shamanna Park
  • Armugam Circle Park
  • Dewan Madhav Rao Circle Park
  • Ramakrishna Square
  • Home School Circle
  • Tagore Circle
  • Nettakallappa Circle

Events

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Education

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Theosophical Society, Basavanagudi

Temples and religious places

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  • Dodda Ganeshana Gudi
  • Ramakrishna Ashram/Math
  • Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple
  • Kaaranji Anjaneya Swamy Temple
  • Uttaradhi Mutt
  • Sringeri Shankarmutt
  • Hanumanthana gudda (Ramanjaneya Gudda Temple)
  • Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha
  • Magadi Karnikara Patha Shaale
  • Sri Vyasaraja Mutt Sosale
  • Raghavendra Swamy Brindavana
  • Puthige Mutt
  • Jamia Masjid Mohammedan Block
  • Renukamba Temple, MN Krishna Rao Park
  • Ayyappa Swamy Temple
  • Jayatheertha Brindavana Sanidhana, PMK Road, Basavanagudi

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ "Ward information page: 154 - Basavanagudi". 20 August 2015.
  2. ^ ಡಾ. ಸೂರ್ಯನಾಥ ಕಾಮತ್‌ (1996). ಇತಿಹಾಸ ದರ್ಶನ, ಸಂಪುಟ ೧೧ (in Kannada). Servants of Knowledge. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಅಕಾದೆಮಿ.
  3. ^ Mysore. Dept. of Archaeology; Rice, B. Lewis (Benjamin Lewis); Narasimhacharya, Ramanujapuram Anandan-pillai (1894). Epigraphia carnatica. By B. Lewis Rice, Director of Archaeological Researches in Mysore. Robarts - University of Toronto. Bangalore Mysore Govt. Central Press.
  4. ^ "Posh Areas in Bangalore: 10 Expensive Residential Areas in Bangalore". housing.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Celebration of life in Basavanagudi". The Hindu. 24 June 2005. Archived from the original on 26 December 2007.
  6. ^ "Gandhi Bazaar: Bangalore markets series". Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  7. ^ Staff Reporter (29 May 2018). "75 years of Bengaluru's famed benne masala dose". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  8. ^ "MN Krishna Rao park is still a favourite". Archived from the original on 23 December 2014.
  9. ^ Ground nut festival| Basava Festival | Kadlekai Parishe
  10. ^ "Eight places across India you must visit to see Ganesh Utsav celebrations". The Asian Age. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  11. ^ Shekhar, Divya. "Date with History: Did you know that Basavanagudi's bustling bazaar is named after a literary giant?". The Economic Times. Retrieved 13 February 2021.