Shri Gavi Gangadhareshwara Swamy Temple

Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple, or Sri Gangaadhareshwara, also Gavipura Cave Temple is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture. The temple is famous for its mysterious stone discs in the forecourt and the exact planning allowing the sun to shine on the shrine during certain time of the year. It was built in the 16th century by Kempe Gowda I, the founder of the city.

The temple is one of the oldest temples in Bengaluru. The temple Gavi is an architectural marvel that attracts the faithful by the hordes. It built in a natural cave in Gavipuram, the temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and cut into a monolithic stone. The courtyard of the temple contains several monolithic sculptures.

The main attractions of Gavi Gangadhareshvara temple are two granite pillars that support the giant disk of the sun and moon, and two pillars having several carvings of Nandi in a sitting posture at the top