Nanjangud

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