Basavanagudi

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title: "Basavanagudi" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["neighbourhoods-in-south-bengaluru"] topic_path: "general/neighbourhoods-in-south-bengaluru" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basavanagudi" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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image_captionBull Temple, Basavanagudi
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subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2Metro
subdivision_name1Karnataka
subdivision_name2Bengaluru
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population_total32640
population_as_ofCensus 2011
population_density_km2auto
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postal_code_typePIN
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Parks

  • M. N. Krishna Rao Park
  • Bugle Rock
  • T. R. Shamanna Park
  • Armugam Circle Park
  • Dewan Madhav Rao Circle Park
  • Ramakrishna Square
  • Home School Circle
  • Tagore Circle
  • Nettakallappa Circle

Events

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Education

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Temples and religious places

  • Dodda Ganeshana Gudi
  • Ramakrishna Ashram/Math
  • Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple
  • Kaaranji Anjaneya Swamy Temple
  • Uttaradhi Mutt
  • Sringeri Shankarmutt
  • Hanumanthana gudda (Ramanjaneya Gudda Temple)
  • Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha
  • Magadi Karnikara Patha Shaale
  • Sri Vyasaraja Mutt Sosale
  • Raghavendra Swamy Brindavana
  • Puthige Mutt
  • Jamia Masjid Mohammedan Block
  • Renukamba Temple, MN Krishna Rao Park
  • Ayyappa Swamy Temple
  • Jayatheertha Brindavana Sanidhana, PMK Road, Basavanagudi
  • Christ Church, Church Road

Notable residents

References

|title = Areas of Bangalore |Northwest = Kempegowda Nagar |North = Chamarajapet |Northeast = Kalasipalya / Shanthinagar |West = Gavipuram / Hanumanthanagar |Centre = Basavanagudi |East = Lalbagh |Southwest = N.R. Colony / Thyagarajanagar |South = Yediyur |Southeast = Jayanagar

References

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  3. Mysore. Dept. of Archaeology. (1894). "Epigraphia carnatica. By B. Lewis Rice, Director of Archaeological Researches in Mysore". Bangalore Mysore Govt. Central Press.
  4. "Posh Areas in Bangalore: 10 Expensive Residential Areas in Bangalore".
  5. (24 June 2005). "Celebration of life in Basavanagudi". [[The Hindu]].
  6. "Gandhi Bazaar: Bangalore markets series".
  7. Staff Reporter. (2018-05-29). "75 years of Bengaluru's famed benne masala dose". The Hindu.
  8. Lasrado, Svetlana. (2015-01-06). "India's First Private Engineering College Set For 70th Year Fete".
  9. "MN Krishna Rao park is still a favourite".
  10. "Ground nut festival{{!}} Basava Festival {{!}} Kadlekai Parishe".
  11. (2017-08-26). "Eight places across India you must visit to see Ganesh Utsav celebrations".
  12. Shekhar, Divya. "Date with History: Did you know that Basavanagudi's bustling bazaar is named after a literary giant?". The Economic Times.

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