A good place to visit with family. Dodda Basavana Gudi is situated on Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi, area of South Bengaluru, part of the largest city in the Indian state of Karnataka. The Hindu temple is inside a park called Bugle Rock. The bull referred to is a sacred Hindu demi-god, known as Nandi; Nandi is a close devotee and attendant of Shiva.