Temple etiquette
by abi_maha
If you are visiting any of the temples, please leave your footwear well outside the temple(most temples have designated places for the same), wash your feet and only then enter the temple.
We pay our obeisance by bowing to the deity, and we believe it is disrespectful to show one's back to the deity.
We walk around the deity thrice as we pray for proposerity but always circle the god from left to right and not the other way round.
Some edible food/sweet is given away as 'prashadham' which is food offered to the god and later distributed to the worshippers in the belief that god has tasted that food. So if you do not wish to eat the same, please do not collect it at all. Do not throw away the same as it is quite shocking for us to see something like that!
Always ask for permission before getting to closwe to the deity, it is allowed in some temples, but others, mostly in the south do not permit us touching the deity
Do not carry water bottles into Jain temples. They do not allow the same in.
If you're looking for a great brunch
by Doggins about Juice Junction
Juice Junction - located on Residency Road (there are actually 2 close to each other, I went to the one closest to Hayes Road)
The grilled sandwiches here are THE BEST
consisting of 3 slices of bread, some green chutney, potato, capsicum and tomato & ketchup
It's like there is a party in your mouth and everyone is invited!
I can't remember exactly but I think they're around 20 rupees or so (less than $1 dollar)
Oh, and try the watermelon juice.
Nandi Temple
by Willettsworld
One of Bangalore main attractions, this temple is exclusively used for the worship of the sacred bull in Hinduism, known as Nandi, Lord Shiva's vahana, or animal mount. The word "Nandi" means "joyful" in the Sanskrit language.
The temple was built in 1537 by a local ruler under the Vijayanagara empire in the Vijayanagara architectural style. The ruler, a feudatory chief named Kempe Gowda, also founded the city of Bangalore. The temple is named after the large granite Nandi monolith placed on a plinth in the temple shrine (garbhagriha) which has become blackened from years of being rubbed with charcoal and oil. It is believed to be the largest Nandi murthis in the world with a height of approximately 15 ft (4.6 m) and a length of approximately 20 feet (6.1 m). The temple is a small one, consisting only of the shrine fronted by a porch in the Vijayanagara style. The current tower over the shrine was constructed in the early 20th century and is adorned with Saivite figures and motifs.
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