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English: The plaque outside the Sri Gavigangaderashwara Temple states “This is one of the ancient cave temples in India. Sage Gouthama performed penance, three times a day to Shiva Linga and hence is called a Gouthama kshetra. Sage Bharadawaja has also done penance here. There are two idols of Gouthama and Bharadwaja in the cave path surrounding the Main shrine.

The Outer Mantapa in front of the cave entrance had fourteen pillars of Vijayanagara style in the big corridor. The beautiful unique and rare granite stone structure like two Suryapankas, a Trident, a Dhamaruga (Shiva’s instruments), two Shikaras on the cave, a Tower on the rock outside the temple compound and a Parasol on the Harihararayana Gudda are all said to have been built during the period of Kempegowda, the founder of Bangalore.

The Shiva Linga inside the Shrine is tall and attractive. Interesting part of it is that the water of the pedestal of Shiva Linga is to the right. Always thin stream of water flows in this cave. Isvara adorns Gange in the cave to become Gavigangadareswara. To the right of the main shrine are the smaller shrines of Parvati and Durga. There is a long path surrounding all these shrines. Beautiful idols of Sapthamatrikas, Sridevi and Bhudevi installed in this passage. Another cave path bifurcates. Belief is that one goes to Kashi and the other to Shivaganga.

On Makarasankranthi day of every year, a beam of Sun rays pass through 2 windows of the south facing temple and slide down through the horns of Nandi, disappears after touching of Shivalinga. Thousand gather to see the rear phenomenon.