Nanjangud

Nanjangud has been a major Shaiva centre for nearly a thousand years. The original Nanjundeshwaraa temple is said to be of Ganga period (325 – 1000 CE). This temple has then been renovated by the Hoysala kings. Both Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan had close associations with this temple. The Wodeyar kings of Mysore made various grants to renovate the temple.
is a town in Mysore district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is a temple town and is on the banks of the river Kapila (Kabini), and lies at a distance of 23 km from the city of Mysore.Nanjangud is famous for Srikanteshwara Temple. Nanjangud is also called as “Dakshina Kashi” (Kashi of South India). This town is also famous for a variety of Banana grown in the region, called as Nanjanagoodu rasabale.