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Ruins of an old temple at Bidarahalli

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  Found an old temple at Bidarahalli, Bangalore behind Kashi Vishwanatha temple       Location - https://goo.gl/maps/zaXMn1fWkGL3cdnr9 Visit date - 23-Oct-2021 Bidarahalli is a village about 7k from Krishnaraja Puram(Bangalore), I happen to visit this place with my friend who is an enthusiast in stone inscriptions, we had heard about some stone inscriptions (Shasana) at Bidarahalli but no one had any definitive information about where. We visited the place at about 5 in the evening it was raining and it stopped as we approached the Kashi Vishwanatha temple, this is an ancient temple built in stones and people have spoilt the look by painting the stone walls, I always wonder why people paint the stone walls of ancient temples, just imagine if we paint Hampi temples what a disaster it will be. I shall write a different blog on Vishwanatha temple and post some amazing picture of the carved pillars and beautiful Nandi, we did find a stone inscription next to the templ...