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| Nanjundeshwara Temple | |
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ನಂಜುಂಡೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Mysore |
| Deity | Nanjundeshwara Swami (Shiva) |
| Location | |
| Location | Nanjanagudu |
| State | Karnataka |
| Country | India |
| Geographic coordinates | 12°7′8″N 76°41′33″E / 12.11889°N 76.69250°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Temple |
| Website | |
| https://nanjangudtemple.kar.nic.in | |
The Nanjundeshwara Temple (also called Srikanteshwara Temple) is an ancient temple dedicated to Shiva in the Hindu pilgrimage town of Nanjanagudu in Karnataka, India.[1] It is located on the right bank of the Kabini River, a tributary of the Kaveri River. Nanjanagudu is also known as "Dakshina Kashi" or "Kashi of South".[2][3]
Nanju in Kannada means "to poison". The name Nanjundeshwara means the "God who Drank the Poison" (halāhala, a word that has its origins in the legend of the Great Churning of the Ocean of Milk); thus, the town got the name "Nanjanagudu" which means "the abode of the god Nanjundeshwara".[4][5][6]
The temple's Dodda Jaathre[7] festival attracts thousands of devotees. The festivities in the fair include five colorful chariots pulled by devotees on a path called the ratha beedi. Parasurama Temple is near Nanjundeshwara Temple.
The nine-storied, 120-foot-tall temple gopuram (gateway tower) and its extensive exterior was built by Devarajammanni, the queen of the Mysore king Krishnaraja Wadiyar III.[8]
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