Shiva (Kashi Vishweshwar)CholaChola with Western Ganga influence
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
Chola period, reign of Rajendra Chola
Chola
History & significance
A Chola-period Shiva temple in Kadugodi on the eastern edge of Bengaluru, assigned to the reign of Rajendra Chola and showing design carried over from the earlier Western Ganga dynasty. The locality's name comes from the temple standing in forest — kadu (forest) and gudi (temple) — and the original lingam, once stolen, was replaced with one brought from Varanasi.