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==History==
==History==
Nanjangud has been a major [[Shaiva]] centre for nearly a thousand years. [[Chola]] Kings in the 11th – 12th century are considered to have built this temple with significant additions by the Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara kings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Site of Gov of Karnataka|url=http://nanjangudtemple.kar.nic.in/about.html}}</ref> This temple was later renovated by the [[Hoysala]] kings. The [[Wodeyar]] kings of [[Mysore]] made various grants to renovate the temple.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}
Nanjangud has been a major [[Shaiva]] centre for nearly a thousand years. [[Chola]] Kings in the 11th – 12th century are considered to have built this temple with significant additions by the Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara kings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Site of Gov of Karnataka|url=http://nanjangudtemple.kar.nic.in/about.html}}</ref> This temple was later renovated by the [[Hoysala]] kings. The [[Wodeyar]] kings of [[Mysore]] made various grants to renovate the temple.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}


The state general secretary in Karnataka of [[Hindu Mahasabha]], Dharmendra, threatened to kill Karnataka Chief Minister [[Basavaraj Bommai]] for the temple demolitions, resulting in his and several party officials' arrest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/we-didnt-spare-gandhi-hindu-leader-arrested-over-threat-in-karnataka-2546591|title="We Didn't Spare Gandhi": Hindu Leader Arrested over Threat in Karnataka}}</ref>
The state general secretary in Karnataka of [[Hindu Mahasabha]], Dharmendra, threatened to kill Karnataka Chief Minister [[Basavaraj Bommai]] for the temple demolitions, resulting in his and several party officials' arrest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/we-didnt-spare-gandhi-hindu-leader-arrested-over-threat-in-karnataka-2546591|title="We Didn't Spare Gandhi": Hindu Leader Arrested over Threat in Karnataka}}</ref>
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File:Nanjangud town.jpg|Nanjangud Ground
File:Nanjangud town.jpg|Nanjangud Ground
File:Post office Nanjangud.jpg|Court
File:Post office Nanjangud.jpg|Court
File:Sathyanaratana Temple, Nanjangud.jpg|thumb|Sri Sathyanarayana Temple
File:Sathyanaratana Temple, Nanjangud.jpg|Sri Sathyanarayana Temple
File:Paddy fields at Nanjangud.jpg|thumb|Paddy fields at Nanjangud
File:Paddy fields at Nanjangud.jpg|Paddy fields at Nanjangud
File:Nanjangud Shiva statue.jpg|Statue of Lord Shiva, near [[Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud|Srikanteshwara Temple]]
File:Nanjangud Shiva statue.jpg|Statue of Lord Shiva, near [[Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud|Srikanteshwara Temple]]
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Nanjangud}}
 
{{Wikivoyage|Nanjangud}}
 


{{Hindu holy cities}}
{{Hindu holy cities}}
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