The temple is believed to have been built in 1537 by Kempe Gowda I, the founder of Bangalore. There is a story behind the installation of Nandi. The area where Basavana Gudi now stands was once ...

The Gangadhareshwara temple in Bangalore has adopted a unique practice of turning milk offered during the Shivling Abhishekam into buttermilk, which is distributed as prasad the next day.