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	~~[[File:Kanakagiri Venkatappa Naik royal bath 1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Venkatappa Naik royal bath Kanakagiri]]~~
	[[Kanakachalapathi Temple, Kanakagiri\|Kanakachalapathi temple]] was built by the Nayakas of Kanakgiri.<ref name="gangavathicity">{{cite web		[[Kanakachalapathi Temple, Kanakagiri\|Kanakachalapathi temple]] was built by the Nayakas of Kanakgiri.<ref name="gangavathicity">{{cite web
	\|url=http://www.gangavathicity.gov.in/tourism		\|url=http://www.gangavathicity.gov.in/tourism

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			\| name = Kanakagiri
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			\| other_name = Suvarnagiri
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			\| image_skyline = View of Kanakachalapathi temple at Kanakagiri in the Koppal district.JPG
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			\| image_caption = Kanakachalapathi temple
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			\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
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			\| subdivision_type = Country
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			\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India\|State]]
			\| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
			\| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India\|District]]
			\| subdivision_name2 = [[Koppal]]
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			\| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
			\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]
			\| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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			\| postal_code = 583283
			\| registration_plate =KA 37
			\| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
			\| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Gangavathi]]
			\| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
			\| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Koppal]]
			\| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
			\| blank3_info_sec1 = Kanakagiri
			\| website = {{URL\|www.kanakagiri.in}}
			\| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN\|IN-KA]]
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			}}

			'''Kanakagiri''' (also known as '''Suvarnagiri''') is a town in [[Karnataka]] state of [[India]]. It was a provincial capital of the [[Mauryan Empire]] and later became the capital of the [[Nayaka dynasties\|Nayaka dynasty]] who were the [[Polygar\|Palegars]] (feudatory) of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]].
			<ref name="DH">{{cite news \|last= Rao B V\|first= Thukaram\|date=18 August 2015\|title=Piety with Beauty\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/495716/piety-beauty.html\|newspaper=Deccan Herald\| access-date= 20 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="DH-1">{{cite news \|last= Pyati\|first= Ananda Teertha\|date=29 May 2012\|title=Who cares for Kanakagiri\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/spectrum/who-cares-for-kanakagiri-245027.html\|newspaper=Deccan Herald\| access-date= 20 September 2022}}</ref> It is also the site of the historical site [[Kanakachalapathi Temple, Kanakagiri\|Kanakachalapathi Temple]] (''Kanakachalapathi Mandir'') which was built by the Nayakas.<ref name="DH"/>

			== Geography ==
			Kanakagiri is situated in [[Koppal district]], 20 km northwest of the town of [[Gangavati]] in the Indian state of [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite web
			\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/252791/who-cares-kanakagiri.html
			\|title=Who cares for Kanakagiri...
			\|access-date=2012-09-10
			}}</ref>

			==Temple==
			[[File:Kanakagiri Venkatappa Naik royal bath 1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Venkatappa Naik royal bath Kanakagiri]]
			[[Kanakachalapathi Temple, Kanakagiri\|Kanakachalapathi temple]] was built by the Nayakas of Kanakgiri.<ref name="gangavathicity">{{cite web
			\|url=http://www.gangavathicity.gov.in/tourism
			\|title=Tourism, Kanakagiri
			\|access-date=2012-09-10
			\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704203746/http://www.gangavathicity.gov.in/tourism
			\|archive-date=4 July 2013
			\|url-status=dead
			}}</ref> Its halls and pillars are a unique example of [[south Indian architecture]] from the [[Vijayanagara]] period. The ''[[Gopuram\|gopuras]]'' and walls are adorned with sculptures, including statues of Rajas and Ranis in black polished stone, plaster models, and wooden statues of mythological figures.

			[[Kanakagiri Jain tirth]] is a complex of Jain temple built by [[Western Ganga Dynasty]] in the 5th or 6th century.

			A royal bath constructed by [[Raja Venkatappa Nayaka]] in 1586 sits on the outskirts of Kanakgiri.<ref name="DH-1"/>

			==Fort==
			Kannada

			[[Hemagudda]] Fort, about 20 km from Kanakagiri<ref>{{cite web
			\|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Oct232007/spectrum2007102331812.asp
			\|title=Safe sanctuary
			\|access-date=2012-09-10
			\|url-status=dead
			\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222025257/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Oct232007/spectrum2007102331812.asp
			\|archive-date=2014-02-22
			}}</ref> is next to the ''[[Kammatadurga]] Fort'' of ''Gandugali Kumara Rama''. The fort was constructed in the 14th century. The fort has a temple of [[Durga\|Durga Devi]] celebrating Dasara.

			==Utsav==
			Kanakagiri Utsav is an annual fair associated with the Kanakachalapathi temple during [[Phalguna]].<ref name="gangavathicity"/>

			== References ==
			{{reflist}}

			{{Historical Places in Karnataka}}

			{{Hindu temples in Karnataka}}

			{{Koppal}}

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