Nanjangud

This place is 25 KMs towards south of Mysore on the way to Ooty. This is a place of worship and is located on the banks of river “KAPILA” . The temple here is of prime importance, which is the temple of “Lord Shreekanteshwara” (Shiva). The temple here is one of the largest temples of south India. The temple is spread around 1 Acres. There are 121 statues of Shiva in different avatars, also there are 65 Lingas. There will be festival during March and April where lakhs of devotees gather for the occasion.There is very good bus facility from Mysore City by KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) a government run bus service in Karnataka to Nanjangud and the journey is of half an hour and costs around Rs. 14/-. Since there is no good facility for staying in nanjangud, visitors stay in Mysore and visit nanjangud.