The uniqueness of Sri Banashankari Amma Temple is that the
deity,Banashankari Amma is worshipped in Rahukala, an inauspicious
time according to Hindu belief. The area, Banashankari is named
after the goddess. Situated on the busy Kanakapura Road near the Bangalore
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus-stand, it is one of
the most popular temples of Bangalore. Devotees believe that by worshipping
the goddess Banashankari Amma in Rahukala one's hardships and
poverty will be removed.
Considering the large number of devotees who come to the temple, the
Government of Karnataka has taken it into the purview of the Endowment
Department. Though the temple is opened to devotees everyday,
Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays are special days when thousands
of devotees throng to the temple from dawn to dusk to offer special
Pujas. The goddess is worshipped with deeparaadhane
by lighting multiple oil lamps in half cut lemon peels with the pulp
removed.
The temple was built in 1915 by a devotee, Somanna Shetty who
installed a deity of Banashankari Amma brought all the way
from Badami in Bijapur district.
The Executive Officer at the temple, K. Puttaswamy told
bangalorebest.com that annually three big cultural ceremonies
are held at the temple. The first one on September 13 every
year celebrates the birthday of Banashankari Amma. The temple also
conducts the Dasara Festival in October and the temple anniversary
in Pushya Maasa, which falls either in the end of December or in the
first week of January. Till recently the front yard of the temple
and the road that led to the temple were in a state of disrepair,
but now it has been given a facelift with tarring and widening.
12:38:21 PM 
Banashankari Amma is worshipped in Rahukala, an inauspicious
time according to Hindu belief. The area, Banashankari is named
after the goddess. Situated on the busy Kanakapura Road near the Bangalore
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus-stand, it is one of
the most popular temples of Bangalore. Devotees believe that by worshipping
the goddess Banashankari Amma in Rahukala one's hardships and
poverty will be removed. 
