Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple

Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple
A Trident of Lord Shiva outside the Gavi Gangadhareshwara temple at Bengaluru.
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Bengaluru
Deity	Shiva as Gavi Gangadhareshwara
Festivals	Maha Shivaratri, Makara Sankranti
Location
Location	Gavipura
State	Karnataka
Country	India
Location within Bengaluru
Geographic coordinates	12°56′53.5″N 77°33′46.8″E / 12.948194°N 77.563000°E / 12.948194; 77.563000
Architecture
Type	Indian rock-cut architecture
Completed	16th century CE

Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple, or Sri Gangaadhareshwara, also Gavipura Cave Temple, an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, is located in Bengaluru in the state of Karnataka in India. 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.^[1]