Dodda Basaveshwara Temple

The Dodda Basaveswara temple is situated in the town of Kurugodu, which is now a taluk/divisional headquarters in the Ballari district of Karnataka, India. The Dodda Basaveswara temple is the main attraction in town; it attracts many pilgrims who are devotees of Shiva. The idol of the big bull, called Nandi or Nadeeswara, is cut out of a monolithic rock, and is high. The annual Ratha Yatra of the deity is conducted on the Holi Purnima day, which marks the beginning of the spring season, as well as the beginning of the New Year.Every year Ratha Mahothsava of the Swamy Dodda Basaveshwara held on holy Poornima and Kurugodu Doddabasaveshara is exactly opposite to Hampi Virupaksha.