Dodda Ganesha or Dodda Ganapati Temple, another important temple of Bangalore city is located next to the Bull Temple. Dodda Ganesha Temple is one of the oldest temples dedicated to the Hindu God Ganesha. It is widely known for its gigantic monolith of Lord Ganesha, the temple has an idol of Lord Ganesha measuring 18 feet tall and 16 feet wide.
Just 05 km from Dodda Ganesh Bangalore Nagar Bus Stand and Railway Station. is far away.
Visiting hours of this temple are from 6:30 AM – 1:00 PM, and from 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
The vast Ganesha idol is said to be divinely self-created, a reference to the ‘big Ganesha’. It is truly surprising and remarkable that the butter never melts or changes shape during each butter decoration period. Then the butter of the deity’s idol is distributed as prasad to the devotees.
Kempegowda, who is credited with founding the city of Bangalore, built this temple, once while he was out for a stroll, he stumbled upon a stone with a carved image of Lord Ganesha. After that, he instructed the sculptors to carve a magnificent monolithic Ganesha idol. The elephant-headed deity is worshiped before or at the beginning of any religious service to remove obstacles. Big Ganesha Temple is also known as Shakti Ganapati and Satya Ganapati. It is generally believed that the idol of the large Ganesha temple of Basavanagudi is growing on its right side.
Throughout the week-long Ganesha festival, the idol of Lord Ganesha is decorated with various decorations, attracting tourists from all over. A decoration in which butter is a very attractive specialty. 110 kg of butter is used for this decoration, which is very attractive. Even the heat in the Garbha Griha does not melt the butter, then the delicious butter is offered as prasadam to the worshippers. Vegetable decoration is also done using almost all the vegetables available in the market.
Sometimes dry grapes, cashews and almonds are also used for garnishing. A simple look at the holy Vighnahartha Temple, a mirror of faith and passion, will remove any obstacles in front of you.
