Nanjangūd

Nanjangud, officially known as Nanjanagudu, is a town and taluka in the Indian state of Karnataka. It lies on the banks of the river Kabini, 23 km from the city of Mysore. Nanjangud is famous for its Srikanteshwara Temple (also called the Nanjundeswara). Nanjangud is also called the Varanasi of the South or Dakshina Kashi (southern Kashi). This town is also famous for a type of banana grown in the region called the Nanjangud banana or Nanjanagudu rasabale. Nanjangud's local administrative unit was designated as a municipal committee in 2015, including the villages of Devirammanahalli and Kallahalli.

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