Nature & WildlifeSankey Tank
1882 reservoir in west Bengaluru, now a lakeside park between Malleshwaram and Sadashivanagar
Bengaluru Urban
Spiritual PlaceHindu temple
Kadu Malleshwara Temple
17th-century Dravidian-style Shiva temple in Bengaluru's Malleshwaram, built by Shivaji's step-brother Venkoji
Photo: Mythic Society Inscriptions 3D Scanning Project · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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01 — The story
The story
The Kadu Malleshwara Temple is a Shiva temple in the Malleshwaram area of Bengaluru, built in the Dravidian style in 1669 by Venkoji, step-brother to the Maratha king Shivaji. 'Kadu' means forest, a reference to the thick greenery around the temple, and Shiva is worshipped here as Mallikarjuna.
In front of the temple stands the Nandishwara Teertha, or Basava Theertha, said to be the source of the Vrishabhavathi River. Shivaratri is the main festival of the year, when thousands of devotees from Bengaluru and the surrounding area come to the temple.
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02 — About
About Kadu Malleshwara Temple
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We’re still writing about Kadu Malleshwara Temple: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.
Where it is
Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka
13.00° N 77.57° E
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