Nanjangud
Nanjangud, officially known as Nanjanagudu, is a town in the Mysuru district of the Indian state of Karnataka. Nanjangud lies on the banks of the river Kapila (also called Kabini), 23 km from the city of Mysore. Nanjangud is famous for the Srikanteshwara Temple located here. Nanjangud is also called Dakshina Kashi (southern Kashi). This town is also famous for a type of banana grown in the region called the Nanjanagoodu rasabale. Nanjangud's local administrative unit was designated as a Municipal Committee in 2015 by including Devirammanahalli and Kallahalli village.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Nanjangud
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- Kannada
- Settlement.other_name
- Nanjanagoodu
- Settlement.nicknames
- Paddy Land, Dakshina Kaashi
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- town
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- File:Nanjangud Taluk 2011.jpg
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- Nanjangud Taluk Map
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- right
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- Location in Karnataka, India
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- Country
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- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karnataka
Article
19 sectionsContents
- Origin of the name
- History
- Geography
- Getting there
- Notable locations
- Nanjundeshwara Temple
- Parashurama Kshetra
- Oldest rail/road bridge in India
- Guru Dataatreya Swamy Temple
- Hemmaragala Santhana Gopala Swamy Temple
- Other attractions
- Economy
- Sports
- Nanjanagudu Banana
- Image gallery
- Location
- See also
- References
- External links
Nanjangud, officially known as Nanjanagudu, is a town in the Mysuru district of the Indian state of Karnataka. Nanjangud lies on the banks of the river Kapila (also called Kabini), 23 km from the city of Mysore. Nanjangud is famous for the Srikanteshwara Temple located here. Nanjangud is also called Dakshina Kashi (southern Kashi). This town is also famous for a type of banana grown in the region called the Nanjanagoodu rasabale. Nanjangud's local administrative unit was designated as a Municipal Committee in 2015 by including Devirammanahalli and Kallahalli village.
==Origin of the name== The Srikanteshwara Temple at Nanjangud is dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva, also called Sri Nanjundeshwara (the Lord who drank poison). Nanjanagud means "the place where Nanja (Nanjundeshwara) resides" in Kannada.