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Nanjangud
25Km from Mysore, a holy place, described as Garalapuri, is famous because
of the huge Nanjundeswara or Srikanteswara temple. It is believed that sage
Gauthama stayed here for some time and installed a Linga, the idol form of
Shiva. Nanjangud is also known as 'Dakshina Kashi' or Varanasi of the South.
Nanjangud
is situated on the right bank of the river Kapila or Kabini, one of the
tributaries of the Cauvery River. Nearby the town is the Sangam, where the
Kapila and the Gundlu rivers join. The spot is called "Parashurama Kshetra".
It is here that Parashurama said to have had himself expiated for the sin of
beheading his mother. A stream called Churnavati, over-flowing from the
tank, joins the Gundlu or Kaundinya River here. There is a Parashurama
temple of the Mysore style, now renovated fully and in the sanctum Lord
Parashurama is worshipped. This quiet place has shrines of Maruthi and a
newly built Basaveshvara temple.
Nanjangud
is an important industrial centre in Mysore district. On the
Mysore-Ootacamund (Ooty) Road, many multinational companies have set up
their units in the industrial area. The major ones are Nestle, TVS,
S.Kumar's, and AT&S
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