A few hundred years ago, there was a small village called
Basavanagudi in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Farmers in Basavanagudi and neighboring villages like Sunkenahalli, Gavipuram Guttahalli, Mavalli, and Dasarahalli cultivated groundnuts. These farmers faced a recurring problem: every full moon night, a bull would charge into the groundnut fields and cause significant damage, leading to heavy losses. One night, the farmers decided to confront the bull. When it appeared, they chased it as it ran swiftly over a hillock. However, upon reaching the top, the bull vanished, and instead, they found an idol of Nandi (also called Basava in Kannada). To their astonishment, the idol began to grow in size. The farmers drove an iron peg into the head of the idol to stop it from growing further. Interpreting the bull's appearance and the discovery of the idol as a divine sign, they pledged to offer their first crop to Nandi. They built a temple dedicated to Nandi Basava, which is now known as the Basavanagudi or Bull Temple. The Nandi idol stands 15 feet tall and 20 feet long. The day the farmers offer their first groundnut harvest is celebrated as
Kadalekai Parishe. This two-day fair takes place near the Basavanagudi Bull Temple and attracts farmers from distant villages who come to offer their first crop to Nandi. Besides groundnuts, the fair features traditional dolls, toys, bangles, food items, and other goods, providing farmers with an opportunity to make a living from their produce. == Bugle Rock garden ==