Nanjangud, one of the antiquated and understood journey focuses of Karnataka is at a separation of about 25kms from Mysore and is renowned for its sanctuary committed to Shiva depicted as Nanjundeshwara. Nanjunda implies one who has devoured toxin and this legend identifies with the churning of the sea when Shiva needed to expend hula-hula. Nanjunda progressed toward becoming Visha Canute and furthermore Srikanta for having processed it. Thus the divinity is otherwise called Srikanteshwara, one fixes maladies. The town is arranged on the banks of the Kapila or Kabini River where a plunge in its waters on any pivotal event is viewed as more meritorious than a dunk in the Ganges.It is in this way hailed as Dakshina Kashi. Moreover, the waters and the dirt around the banks are accepted to have healing properties and along these lines, Sri Nanjundeshwara is additionally loved as beverage Vaidya. Tippu Sultan called him Hakim Nanjunda and skilled an emerald Linga and a profitable emerald neckband as votive contributions for having relieved his most loved elephant of an eye infection.

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