KARNATAKA DIGITAL HERITAGE

Digital Documentation of Protected

Heritage Monuments in Mysuru District

Department of Archeology, Museums Karnataka State Council for

and Heritage (DAMH), Science and Technology,
Government of Karnataka, Indian Institute of Science,
Mysuru - 570010 Bengaluru - 560 012
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01.Chamundeshwari Temple
Taluk : Mysuru Lat : 12.272469° N
Place - Chamundi Hills, Mysuru Locality : Chamundi Hills Long : 76.670842° E

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The Chamundeshwari temple, overlooking Mysuru from
1062 mts summit of the Chamundi Hill, is dedicated to
Chamundeshwari, the tutelary deity of the Mysuru Wodeyars.
This temple, with large silver gates and golden idols, is a fine
quadrangular structure. It is dominated by a towering 7 -
storey 40 mts height 'Gopuram' and a Mahadvara built by the
late Krishnaraja III in 18th Century. He also presented the
golden jewel, 'Nakshatramalika' inscribed with 30 Sanskrit
verses. The Chamundi Hill derives its name from the goddess
Kali or Chamundi. The huge statue of Mahishasura along with
shrines dedicated to Siva and Vishnu contribute to the
aesthetic appeal making it as a chief tourist attraction. To the
south of Chamundeshwari temple, is the Mahabaleshwara
temple, with a prakara, mahadvara and brass-plated doorways
and the temple, attributed to Vishnuvardhana a Hoysala
dynasty, is dedicated to Shiva.
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2. Colossal Bull
Taluk : Mysuru Lat : 12.279605° N
Place - Chamundi Hill, Mysuru
Locality : Chamundi Hill Long : 76.667997° E

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Nandi or the Colossal Bull, considered the
vehicle of lord Siva, is one of the largest bulls in
India is located at Chamundeswari hill in
Mysuru taluk, Mysuru District. The sculpture in
the round, a 4 -8 meters high monolith, is
situated on the 800th step of the Chamundi hill,
is 300 yrs old. It is 24' long, 10' wide and 11'
high, and is seated on a platform.
The Bull, was carved d during the reign of Dodda
Devaraja Wodeyar, is remarkable for its
meticulous craftsmanship and ornamentation.
The well-carved anklets and the magnificent
pendant bell around its neck are exquisite.
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03. Clock Tower Lat : 12.309818° N
Taluk : Mysuru
Place – Mysuru City Locality : Town Hall, Mysuru Long : 76.655907° E

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The Clock Tower, which is located in Mysuru city, is not as
imposing as some other clock towers around the country.
However, it makes up with its simple majesty and exquisite
detailing. It is also called the Silver Jubilee Clock Tower since
it was built to commemorate the silver jubilee of Nalvadi
Krishnaraja Wadiyar’s reign in 1927. Rising 75 feet, the tower
is a mix of various architectural styles that have been
ingeniously blended to create this masterpiece. It is square in
shape and is predominantly Indo-Saracenic in style, with
eaves and other details following Rajasthani style. The clock is
5 feet in diameter and is located a little below the top. Above it
is a domed canopy that rests on a consoled base. It is an
aesthetic structure and stands amidst a circular platform.
Moreover, the Clock Tower looks stunning at night when it's
beautifully lit.
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04. Varaha Temple
Taluk : Mysuru Lat : 12.303816°N
Place - Mysuru Locality : Palace Complex Long : 76.655770°E

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The Varaha Temple is located in palace complex at

Mysuru city.
The shrine of the goddess in the Varahaswami temple is
a very good example of Hoysala workmanship. The
temple, with an elegantly carved doorway, well executed
pillars and a lofty tower, is an important monument King
Chikka-Devaraja Wodeyar, after having procured the
stone image of Shveta-Varahaswami from Srimushnam,
installed it in this temple. However, Divan Purnaiya is
believed to have built the temple. The two inscribed
images of the Acharayas, Desikar and Jiyar, also known
as Vedantacharya and Varavaramuni respectively, are
kept in this temple. It also has a fine gopura at the
entrance with beautiful stucco-work Plan
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05. Prasanna Krishna Temple District : Mysuru
Taluk : Mysuru Lat : 12.304587° N
Place – Mysuru City
Locality : Palace Complex Long : 76.654545° E

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The Prasanna Krishnaswamy Temple is located in palace
complex at Mysuru city.
The Prasanna Krishnaswamy temple, built by
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III comprises about 40 inscribed
metalic images of gods, goddesses, saints and sages. In
the sanctum-sanctorum is an image of lord Krishna
made of Chlorite Schist.
On the exterior of the temple is the sculpture of sage Atri.
Like Varahaswamy temple this temple is also known for
the murals on the walls of the navaranga.
The murals depict stories & om Bhagavatha. The murals
of this temple and of Varahaswamy Temple are excellent
examples of 19 Century Mysore paintings

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06. Trineshwara Temple District : Mysuru
Taluk : Mysuru Lat : 12.305631° N
Place – Mysuru City
Locality : Palace Complex Long : 76.657578° E

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The Trineshwara Temple is located in palace complex at
Mysuru city. This temple is a large structure with a
Prakara (enclosure) and a Mahadvara with a lofty
Gopura. The 2 niches within the Mahadvara enshrine
figures of Ganesha and Bhairava. In the northwest of the
Prakara a number of Naga stones are set up beneath a
Pipal tree. They are well-carved with a linga or a figure of
Krishna at the top. The Prakara is surrounded by
severallingas and shrines dedicated to various dieties.
The Navaranga has 2 entrances. To the left of the
Sukhanasi entrance is a 1 Y2' high image of sage
Trinabindu and the god Trineshwara is named after him.
The shrine facing the south entrance contains the
processional image. In a niche in the Prakara are two
standing figures representing the kings, Kantirava
Narasaraja Wodeyar and Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar. Plan
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07. Lakshmi Narayana Temple
Taluk : Mysuru Lat : 12.304903° N
Place - Mysuru Locality : Palace Complex Long : 76.653094° E

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The Lakshmiramana temple inside the Palace Fort,
described as Nambinarayana of Chola times, is said to
have existed before 1499 A.D. The Garbhagriha contains
the 1 mt. high Vishnu image. The cell to the right has a
seated image of Aravinda Lakshmi along with the figure
of Venugopala. The temple has a enclosure wall, with a
5-storied Gopura Surmounted with 5 Kalasas. According
to the Annals of the Mysore Royal Family, Dalvoy
Nanjarajaya bribed the temple priest Srinivasaiah to
poison the king. But the king had a miraculous escape.
As such, he constructed both the mahadwara and the
gopura as a mark of his devotion. This temple was also
the venue for religious ceremonies held during the
coronation of Krishna Raja Wodeyar III in 1799.
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Kodi Bhairaveshwara Temple Taluk : Mysuru Lat : 12.306552° N
Place – Mysuru City Locality : Palace Complex Long : 76.658412° E

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Kodi Someshwara and Kodi Bhairveshwara temple is
2,500 year-old, dedicated to lord Shiva, located in
in Amba Vilas Palace in Mysuru city. Shiva is
worshipped here as Someshwara and the shrine is
deeply associated with the founding of Yadu dynasty,
to which the Wodiyar’s, the erstwhile rulers
of Mysuru belonged.
Sri Kodi Someshwara Swamy temple located at the
corner of Jayamarthanda Gate of
the Amba Vilas Palace and the temple is now being
maintained by the department of Religious Endowment
and Muzrai of Govt of Karnataka.
The temple is very unique as there is a murty of
Ganesha consecrated in the same sanctum sanctorum
in which Shiva is worshipped.
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09. Wellington Lodge Taluk : Mysuru Lat : 12.314525° N
Place - Mysuru Locality : Irwin Road, Mysuru Long : 76.657866° E

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The Welling Lodge is located at Mysuru city in Mysuru

District.
Among the European houses, the Wellington Lodge
opposite the west gate of the Government house, is a
significant historical structure. The building was
occupied by the great Duke of Wellington, then Colonel
Arthur Wellesley.
The memorial tablet in the monument bears testimony to
the historical association of the building. Accordingly, the
tablet states this house was occupied by Col. Arthur
Wellesly, afterwards of Duke of Wellington, when in
political in charge of Mysuru during 1788-1801.

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10. Mahalingeshwar Temple Taluk : Mysuru Lat : 12.268208° N
Place – Lingabudi Palya, Mysuru Locality : Lingabudi Palya Long : 76.616185° E

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The Mahalingeshwara Temple is located at
LingabudiPalya in Mysuru taluk and District.
Mahalingeswara temple was built in 1828, after getting
the tank Lingambudi excavated to provide water to the
inhabitants living in that region.
The inspiration for building the temple and the tank(
kere) was divinely granted to Queen Lingajammani, after
whom the Tank is named.
This temple is of very simple architecture with some
stucco sculptures in the parapet niches. A large
inscription stone giving details about the origin of the
temple is embedded on the temple wall, within a
decorative stucco frame.
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11. Mahalingeshwara Temple Taluk : Mysuru Lat : 12.305631° N
Place – Varuna, Mysuru Locality : Varuna, Mysuru Long : 76.657578° E

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The Mahalingeshwara Temple is located at Varuna in

Mysuru taluk and District.
The Mahalingeshwara temple, also known as
Bhuteshwara temple, is of considerable antiquity. This
Ganga construction consists of a small garbhagriha, a
sukhanasi, a navaranga supported by 12 finely carved
pillars and an outer pavilion.
Among the notable sculptures found in the temple, the
image of Mahishasuramardini, the Saptamatrika (7-
goddesses) and the scenes from Ramayana are
fascinating.
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12. Mahabaleshwara Temple Taluk : Mysuru Lat : 12.271738° N
Place – Chamundi hill, Mysuru Locality : Chamundi hill Long : 76.66999° E

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The ancient Mahabaleshwara temple is located next
to the famous Chamundeswari temple on
Chamundi hills in Mysuru taluk, Mysuru district.
This temple is much lder than Chamundeshwari
temple. In fact this is the original temple of
Chamundi hills.
It was built in the 8th century by the Ganga
dynasty, later renovated by Hoysala kings. The
bronze idols found in this temple are believed to be
of the Chola period.
Mahabaleshwara temple is architecturally beautiful
and the temple’s deity is Mahabaleshwara who is in
the form of Shivalinga and it is a Mukha linga, the
face of Shiva is emboded in Linga. The Parvathis’s
image is also found on the left side of Shivalinga in
the sanctum. Plan
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13. Hanuman Temple District : Mysuru
Taluk : Mysuru Lat : 12.2265° N
Place – Marse, Mysuru Long : 76.6690° E
Locality : Marse, Mysuru

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Hanuman temple is located in Marse, a small village on

the way to Nanjangudu about 8 kms from Mysuru. There
are temples of Hanuman and Veerabhadra located in this
village.

Hanuman temple is situating on the North eastern end of

the village. It is a non-living temple. The temple is in
dilapidated condition. Veerabhadra temple is fairly a new
temple, houses an old image of Veerabhadra. Besides
there are some stray sculptures strewn in the village.

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14. Ramalingeshwara Temple District : Mysuru
Taluk : Heggadadevanakote Lat : 12.085918° N
Place - Matakere, H.D.Kote
Locality : Matakere Long : 76.38482° E

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The Ramalingeswara temple is located in Matakere in
H.D.Kote taluk, Mysuru district.
The Rameshwara temple is also located at the confluence
of Taraka and Kapila rivers, was constructed in 3 stages:
Among the linga cells on the West in the prakara, the cell
containing a 4' high image of Shankaranarayana in the
abhaya mudra is important.
It is a fine specimen of the Harihara form of images,
popular in the Chola period. Likewise the 4' high image of
the goddess of the temple is also significant. In the
garbhagriha is a linga. In the navaranga are the figures of
Ganesha, Surya, Chandra and Durga. It is approached
by a flight of steps and is supported by 4 central pillars.
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15. Varadaraja Temple Taluk : Heggadadevanakote Lat : 12.086732° N
Place - Heggadadevanakote Locality : Heggadadevanakote
Long : 76.326723° E

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The Varadaraja Temple is located in H.D.Kote town in
Mysuru district. This temple, a large structure with a
lofty Mahadwara, consists of a garbhagriha, sukhanasi
and a navaranga. The outer walls of the garbagriha and
sukhanasi have pilasters and niches at intervals. Two
elegantly executed pilasters on the north and south are
each surmounted by a pavilion containing figures of
animals. The gilt kalasa bears an inscription in
inverted characters, which have to be read with the
help of a mirror Accordingly, the kalasa was presented
by the Palegar Heggode. Among the noteworthy articles
in the temple is the big brass lamp in 9 tiers. The
goddess of the temple is a seated figure with a bowed-
head. The sukhanasi and the outer walls are decorated
in different colours. The 4' high exquisite sculpture of
Varadaraja is housed in the garbagriha. Plan
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16. Channakeshava Temple District : Mysuru
Taluk : Hunasuru Lat : 12.238296° N
Place– Dharmapura, Hunasuru Long : 76.379478° E
Locality : Dharmapura

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The Channakeshava temple is located in Dharmapura in
Hunsuru taluk, Mysuru district.
This temple consists of a garbhagriha, a sukhanasi, a
navaranga and a porch and is entered by the flight of steps.
The outer walls of the temple, raised on the basement of 4
cornices, are plain. They are relieved by a turret bearing
shallow niches, columns and pilasters. The turrets on the
outer walls are surmounted by Kalasa. Both the sanctum and
the navaranga are square with flattened sides and
indentations. The well-carved navaranga doorway is flanked by
dwarapalas. The 4 central pillars are all 16 fluted and have 8-
sided mouldings. The garbhagriha doorway has Gajalakshmi
on the lintel. Inside the sanctum is the 7' high image of
Chennakeshava in sambhanga on pedestal with garuda carved
in front and a stone prabhavali. The prabhavali has the ten
incarnations of Vishnu in scrolls.
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17. Gomateshwara Temple Taluk : Hunasuru Lat : 12.370208° N
Place – Bettaduru, Hunasuru Locality : Bettaduru Long : 76.487450° E

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The Gomateshwara temple is located at Bettaduru in
Hunasuru taluk, Mysuru district is dedicated to Lord
Gomateshwara.
The Gomata statue, about 16' in height, stands on a
picturesque granite outcrop. It resembles the Gomata
statue located at Shravanabelagola.
The statue is remarkable for its workmanship.
Despite the removal of the brick canopy over the head
of the image, the statue, awing to the generous
interest evinced by the Jains, is in a good state of
preservation.

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18. Channakeshava Temple District : Mysuru
Taluk : Periyapatna Lat : 12.33935° N
Place – Periyapatna
Locality : Periyapatna Long : 76.085825° E

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The Channakeshava temple is located in Periyapatna
town in Mysuru district.
Geographically it is located at 12.33 N latitude and
76.085E longitude.
This ancient Chennakeshava temple which was
probably built by the Hoysalas in the 12th century.
The structure was great but was painted in silver
and black by the local persons which was not too
impressive.

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19. Adinatha Basadi District : Mysuru
Taluk : Krishnarajanagar Lat : 12.527482° N
Place – Chikkahanasoge, K.R.Nagar
Locality : Chikkahanasoge Long : 76.178377° E

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The Adinatha Basadi is located in Chikkahanasoge in
K.R.Nagar taluk, Mysuru district. This is a fine triple
shrine temple in the Chalukyan style. In this temple,
instead of the usual sukhanasi, each shrine has a 4-
pillared navaranga opening into the front hall. The
main cell has a 5' high seated figure of adinatha on a
pedestal with a prabhavali. It is flanked by male
Chauri-bearers, all of which are carved on one panel.
The south cell contains a figure of Shantinatha, while
the north cell bears a 3' high figure of Chandranatha.
The elegantly carved doorways of the north shrine
are the finest in the temple The lintels on all the
doorways are inscribed in Kannada script. Although
the temple is in ruins, the images have not suffered
mutilations. Plan
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20. Amrutheshwara Temple District : Mysuru
Taluk : Krishnarajanagara Lat : 12.538827° N
Place – Mirle, Krishnarajanagar Long : 76.327498° E
Locality : Mirle, K R Nagar

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The Amrutheshwara Temple is located in Mirle in

K.R.Nagara Taluk, Mysuru district.
The Amrutheswara temple is square in plan and was
transplanted from Near by village as it was about to
submerge into the back waters of the river Cauveri,
which is located in Mirle, K R Nagara taluk in
Mysuru district.
The temple is quite small. It has girbhagriha
sukhanasi and small hall. The walls of the temple are
quite simple, decorated with the pilasters and niches. Plan
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21. Yoga Narasimhaswamy Temple District : Mysuru
Taluk : Krishnarajanagar Lat : 12.538442° N
Place – Mirle, K.R. Nagar Long : 76.319278° E
Locality : Mirle

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The Yoganarasimha temple is located in Mirle
village in K R Nagar taluk in Mysuru district
The Yoganarasimha temple has a garbhagriha
with an ardhamantapa in the front portion of
temple.
The ardhamantapa doorway has impressive
images of door gaurdians. It also has a navaranga
with short granite pillars and an outer
rangamantapa The 1 metre high seated image of
Yoganarasimha has an ornamental Prabhavali. Plan
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22.Gunja Naraimhaswamy Temple District : Mysuru
Taluk : T.Narasipura Lat : 12.217582° N
Place – T.Narasipura Long : 76.912877° E
Locality : T.Narasipura

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The Gunja Narasimha temple is a large structure

with a fine gopura and a 4-pillared mantapa in the
front is located at T.Narasipura town in Mysuru
District. Near the bali-peetha there are 2 richly
ornamented figures on opposite pillars representing
the Mugur Chief and his brother. The prakara
contains several small shrines dedicated to Rama,
Krishna, Varadaraja, Andal, etc. The top parapet
contains fine mortar figures of the murtis and the
dashavatara of Vishnu. Nine forms of Narasimha
are depicted on the south and west parapets.
The main image Gunja Narasimha bears in his right
hand a berry with its stalk of the Gunja plant,
supposedly indicating the superiority of T.
Narasipur to Kashi. Plan
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23. Humantheshwara Temple District : Mysuru
Taluk : T.Narasipura Lat : 12.335945° N
Place – Bannuru, T.Narasipura
Locality : Bannuru Long : 76.866592° E

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The Hanumantheshwara temple is located in
Bannuru in T.Narasipura taluk, Mysuru district.
Bannuru was an ancient agrahara, known as
Jnanchaturverimangala. Among the main temples
here, Hanumanteshwara Temple seems to be quite
older than the others as the pillars of its Navaranga
are in cylindrical style with cushion capitals.
The girbhagriha has a big linga, said to be
established by Hanuman.
The temple has a large prakara, obviously built
during the Vijayanagara period. The Chola king
Rajaraja-I, gave a few grants to the construction of
this temple
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24. Panchalingeshwara Temple
Taluk : T.Narasipura Lat : 12.276987° N
Place – Somanathapura, T.Narasipura
Locality : Somanathapura Long : 76.885833° E

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The Pancha lingeswara temple is located in
Somanathpura in T.Narasipura taluk of Mysuru
district.
This temple is dedicated the Lord Shiva and has five
lingas established in the temple called Pancha
lingeswara temple.
Somanathpura usually falls in the circuit of
Shivanasamudra and Talakadu by the tourists.
Many inscriptions have been found here written in
old Kannada literature.

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25.Talakadu Sand Dune District : Mysuru
Taluk : T.Narasipura Lat : 12.179482° N
Place – Talakadu, T.Narasipura Long : 77.024913° E
Locality : Talakadu

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The formation of Sand Dunes at Talkadu in
T.Narasipura taluk, Mysuru district is a rare &
unique phenomenon. Many geographical factors
contribute to this. The Mudukutore hill blocks the flow
of Cauvery forcing the river to change its course and
takes a sudden bend 90 at the point of Malingi town.
This results in excessive sand deposition. Gradually
Malingi is moving backwards owing to rapid soil
erosion The swift waters have disintegrated with the
boulders in the river resulting in a whirlpool. The 14
layers of sand on S-E or beward side is 6.80 mts. high.
As per traditional belief the 3 curses given by
Alamelamma to Raja Wodeyar has resulted in the
formation of sand dunes at Talkadu. Stratigraphic and
numismatic evidence conclusively proves that sand
began to accumulate during the late Vijayanagar
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26. Lakshmikanta Temple District : Mysuru
Taluk : Nanjangud Lat : 12.072798° N
Place – Kalale, Nanjangudu Long : 76.66007° E
Locality : Kalale

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Lakshmikantha Temple is located at Kalale, in
Najanagudu Taluk, Mysuru District.
It appears to have been constructed in three stages
in about 1300 AD to 700 AD. The temple consists of
girbhagriha, sukanasi and Navaranga.
Mukhamantapa seems to be of later addition. The
temple has cylindrical pillars in Navaranga and its
outer walls are decorated with row of pilasters and a
dentil cornice in the middle belonged to the late
Hoysala period. The temple now to apparently enlarge
during the Vijayanagar and Kalale Dalavai periods.
The central image is Narayana in Hoysala style. The
prakara of the temple has the shrines of Desika, Jiyar
and Hanuman. The Navaratri mantapa,
Krittikoteswara mantapa and a small
vasantamantapas around. About 100 yards to the
Lakshmikantha Temple is a Sati temple known as
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Ittigemalagamma Shrine.
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27. Laxmikanta Temple District : Mysuru
Taluk : Najanagudu Lat : 12.054408° N
Place – Hedatale, Nanjanagudu
Locality : Hedatale Long : 76.736562° E

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The Lakshmikantha Temple is located at Hedatale
in Najanagudu Taluk, Mysuru District. This
temple is a trikutachala comprising a navaranga,
a porch and a mukhamantapa. The main cell,
with a sukhanasi and a stone tower, enshrines
Lord Lakshmikantha in the form of
Nambinarayana. The north cell contains an image
of Lakshminarasimha, while the south cell bears
Venugopala. The navaranga pillars are well
molded and the 3' deep central ceiling is
beautifully carved with a long pendant lotus bud.
The porch has a large flat ceiling of 9 lotuses. The
front hall, a grand structure supported by 24
elegantly carved pillars, is adorned with 11
ceilings. The hall, known as Hadinaru mukhada
chavadi, has 16 faces or openings. Plan
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28. Nageshwara Temple District : Mysuru
Taluk : Najanagudu Lat : 12.055368° N
Place – Hedatale, Nanjangudu
Locality : Hedatale Long : 76.737898° E

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The Nageshwara temple is located in Hedatale in
Nanjanagudu taluk, Mysuru district.
The Nageshwara temple is a Hoysala structure built in
granite. It consists of a garbhagriha, a sukhanasi, a
navaranga, a mukhamantapa and a porch This
dilapidated temple with a stone tower is similar to the
Lakshmikanta temple (at Hedatale).
The navaranga ceilings, about l' deep, are carved with
lotuses, and the 3' deep central ceiling is weH carved
with a long pendant lotus bud. A 4' high Vishnu figure
stands near a hedge to the west of Gaurimada
Ranganayaka's field.

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29. Mulasthaneshwara Temple Taluk : Nanjangudu Lat : 12.268208° N
Place - Tagaduru, Nanjanagudu Locality : Tagaduru Long : 76.616185° E

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The Mulasthaneshwara temple is located in Tagaduru in
Nanjanagudu taluk, Mysuru district.
Tagadur, also called 'Tagadurusthala' or 'Hiriya
mahanadu' was a major administrative unit, ruled by a
feudatory family The Mulasthaneshwara temple, to the
north of the village, has a garbhagriha, sukhanasi,
navaranga and an ardhamantapa in the front. However,
the navaranga is separate with a narrow vestibule
leading to the huge Mukhamantapa It is supported by
cylindrical pillars An interesting feature of the temple is
that the Shivtinga is placed in the Sukhanasi (vestibule)
instead of the Moola Garbhagriha. There is also a well-
ornamented standing image of Vishnu with Chola
features. Near this is the large 1 mt. high image of
Veerabhadra. Plan