but have you heard of the Bull Temple, also known as Dodda Basavana Gudi (the Nandi Temple)? The bull referred to here is Nandi, a sacred Hindu demi-god and a close devotee and attendant of Lord ...

Unlike most Shiva temples where Nandi, Lord Shiva’s loyal attendant, faces the Shivalinga inside the sanctum, here, Nandi gazes upon the Arunachala Hill, recognizing it as the embodiment of Shiva.

Maha Sivaratri was celebrated across Nandyal and Kurnool districts ... would be tied from the ‘Vimana Shikaram’ to all the Nandi idols on the temple by a priest, officials said.

A unique feature of the temple is the Nandi bull statue, from whose mouth water flows onto the Shiva Linga. Scientific research suggests that this phenomenon is caused by an underground spring ...