Kadlekai Parishe. The fair begins on the eve of Karthika Somawara (last Monday of Hindu month of Karthika) and is called the chikka parishe (small fair) followed by the dooda parishe (big fair) on the next two days. Over 500 small farmers and traders put up their stalls all along the Bull Temple Road pavement starting from Ramakrishna Ashram. In the past, Basavanagudi was surrounded by places like Guttahalli, Mavalli, Dasarahalli and other places where groundnut was cultivated. On every full moon day a bull would charge into the groundnut fields and damage the crop. The farmers then offered prayers to Basava Nandi to stop this and pledged to offer their first crop. Subsequently, an Idol of Basava was found close by. It has been said that, the Idol was growing rapidly, and the farmers nailed an iron peg on the head of the idol, which is visible in the form of a trishula even to this date. Later in the year 1537, Kempe Gowda, dedicated a temple to ‘Dodda Basava’ on top of the Basavanagudi hillock and installed the Idol. This temple is known as Bull Temple. Ever since, the farmers from surrounding villages come here every year and offer their annual harvest of groundnut as offering to Lord Basava. This is accompanied by the annual fair, which is known as the Kadlekai Parishe. The fair is held in obeisance to Lord Basava. More than 6 lakh people participate and Rs 10-crore turnover is expected this year. Apart from groundnuts, there are stalls selling bangles, traditional toys, clay trinkets and food items. The fair is being organized by the Department of Muzrai and the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, and special arrangements have been made for devotees to have darshan at Bull Temple and nearby temples.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 08:53:56 +0000
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