The temple town on the Kapila (Kabini) river about 23 km south of Mysuru — the great Srikanteshwara (Nanjundeshwara) Shaiva pilgrimage temple, the "Dakshina Kashi".
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Featured: Mysore PalaceThe heritage city core — the palace, Chamundi Hills, the zoo, St Philomena’s, the art gallery, the folklore museum, the city lakes, the old market and the rail museum.
Featured: Chennakeshava Temple, SomanathapuraThe eastern Kaveri belt of Mysuru district — the UNESCO Hoysala temple at Somanathapura and the buried-temple river town of Talakad.
Featured: Gunja Narasimhaswamy Temple, T. NarasipuraThe confluence town about 30 km from Mysuru where the Kaveri, Kabini and mythical Sphatika rivers meet — the Gunja Narasimhaswamy temple at the Trimakuta Sangama.
Featured: Kabini (Nagarhole)The Kabini reservoir belt in H.D. Kote taluk — the Mysuru-side safari gateway to Nagarhole (Rajiv Gandhi) National Park.
Mysuru district is known for: The Wodeyar royal city — Mysore Palace, Chamundi Hills, the zoo, Dasara and the Hoysala temple at Somanathapura.
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The nearest airport to Nanjangud is Mysuru Airport (MYQ), ~10 km; Bengaluru (BLR), ~170 km, has far more flights. The rail gateway is Mysuru Junction (MYS), with fast trains from Bengaluru. NH-275 expressway from Bengaluru (~145 km); KSRTC and private buses, autos and app cabs within the city.
October to February is the coolest, most comfortable season to visit Nanjangud and the rest of Karnataka. March to May is hot on the plains, and the June–September southwest monsoon brings the main rains, heaviest along the coast and Western Ghats.