1. Every year
on the last Monday and Tuesday of the Hindu month of
Karthika Maasa a groundnut fair is held in the
temple premises and
groundnut is offered to the deity. This fair is
known as 'Kadalekaayi
Parishe' in local tongue. Groundnut sellers and
devotees throng the
place during Kadalekaayi Parishe.
2. The bull referred to is a
sacred Hindu demi God, known as Nandi and
Nandi is a close devotee and attendant of Shiva Dodda
Basavana Gudi is
said to be the biggest temple to Nandi in the
world. There is a cult image of the
elephant-headed Hindu deity son of Shiva Ganesha
close by.
3. The Bugle Rock garden is
behind the Dodda Ganesha temple and
adjacent to the Bull temple. It is densely
covered with trees and one can usually see and
hear a number of bats perched on the trees.
4. Basavana Gudi is a
regular place of visit for tourists and is
covered by most of the tour operators including
the Karnataka State
Tourism Development Corporation.
