India, Feb. 12 -- Dedicated to Mukkanneshwara Basava, the three-eyed, three-horned bull

In Hunsur taluk of Mysuru district, near the Gaddige Sri Kendaganneshwara Swamy Temple, a temple is being built for a three-eyed, three-horned bull named Mukkanneshwara (a deity with three eyes) Basava (bull).

Revered for its supposed miracles, the bull became a household name among devotees. Following its natural death, devotees resolved to honour it by constructing a temple at Sanjeevanagar and installing a grand Panchaloha idol.

As a mark of respect, the deceased bull was paraded before being buried in front of the village, where the temple now stands. The sanctum sanctorum will feature an 800-kg Panchaloha idol replicating the bull and the statu...