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Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna

📍 Ranganathaswamy Temple Main Road, Srirangapatna, Mandya District

🏘️ Srirangapatna

🚗 About 15 km from Mysuru

Ancient Vishnu temple on a Kaveri island, at the heart of the old fort town.

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Karighatta Srinivasa Temple

📍 Karighatta hill, near Srirangapatna, Mandya District

🏘️ Srirangapatna

🚗 About 20 km from Mysuru

Hilltop Srinivasa temple near Srirangapatna with views over the Kaveri valley.

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Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud

📍 Rastrapathi Road, Nanjangud, Mysuru District

🏘️ Nanjangud

🚗 About 25 km from Mysuru

Huge Shiva temple on the Kapila river, one of the region's most visited.

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Gunja Narasimha Swamy Temple, T. Narasipura

📍 Tirumakudalu Narasipura, Mysuru District

🏘️ T. Narasipura

🚗 About 30 km from Mysuru

Old Narasimha temple on the Kaveri bank at T. Narasipura, with a tall gopura.

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Tirumakudalu Sangama & Agastyeshwara Temple, T. Narasipura

📍 Tirumakudalu Narasipura, Mysuru District

🏘️ T. Narasipura

🚗 About 30 km from Mysuru

Sacred confluence of the Kaveri and Kabini by the Agastyeshwara temple; it hosts a Kumbh Mela.

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Talakadu Temples

📍 Talakadu, T. Narasipura Taluk, Mysuru District

🏘️ Talakadu

🚗 About 47 km from Mysuru

Ancient temples half-buried in sand dunes on a bend of the Kaveri.

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Melukote (Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple)

📍 Melukote, Pandavapura Taluk, Mandya District

🏘️ Melukote

🚗 About 51 km from Mysuru

Hilltop temple town with the Kalyani tank and Yoganarasimha hill shrine.

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Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta

📍 Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Gundlupet Taluk, Chamarajanagar District

🏘️ Gundlupet

🚗 About 80 km from Mysuru

Highest peak in Bandipur (about 1,450 m), often misty, topped by the Gopalaswamy (Krishna) temple.

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Namdroling Monastery (Golden Temple), Bylakuppe

📍 Bylakuppe Tibetan settlement, near Kushalnagar

🏘️ Bylakuppe

🚗 About 85 km from Mysuru

Large Tibetan Buddhist monastery with a golden temple and giant gilded Buddha statues.

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Biligiri Ranganatha Temple (BR Hills)

📍 Biligiri Rangana Hills, Yelandur Taluk, Chamarajanagar District

🏘️ BR Hills

🚗 About 90 km from Mysuru

Hilltop temple in the Biligiri Ranganatha Swamy Temple tiger reserve, with forest views.

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Omkareshwara Temple, Madikeri

📍 Madikeri town, Kodagu

🏘️ Madikeri

🚗 About 120 km from Mysuru

Shiva temple built in 1820 by Lingarajendra II, with Islamic-style domes and a temple tank.

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Male Mahadeshwara Betta (MM Hills)

📍 MM Hills, Hanur Taluk, Chamarajanagar District

🏘️ MM Hills

🚗 About 135 km from Mysuru

Major hill shrine of the saint Mahadeshwara amid forested hills.

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Bhagamandala (Triveni Sangama)

📍 Bhagamandala, Kodagu

🏘️ Bhagamandala

🚗 About 155 km from Mysuru

Confluence of the Kaveri, Kannike and the mythical Sujyoti, beside the Bhagandeshwara temple.

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Talakaveri (Source of the Kaveri)

📍 Brahmagiri hill, about 8 km above Bhagamandala, Kodagu

🏘️ Talakaveri

🚗 About 165 km from Mysuru

Source of the Kaveri on Brahmagiri hill, with a sacred tank and temple.