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Mandya, Karnataka
Mandya is a district of the Indian state of Karnataka, situated about 100 km from Bangalore.

Mandya is a district of the Indian state of Karnataka. Mandya is situated about 100 km from Bangalore. It is the headquarters of the `Mandya district`. It covers an area over 4961 sq. km. and has a population of 16, 44,374 as per 2001 census. A large sugar factory can be seen here.

Narasimhaswamy temple  There are a large number of ancient monuments in the form of temples and palaces in the Mandya district. Here, the temples are constructed mainly following the Hoysala and Chola style of architecture. The temple of `Lord Bhairava` of Mandya can be seen in Adichunchangiri. The wonderful sanctuary ad hoc to peacocks, the beautiful birds, is also found here. The temple of Mallikarjuna is situated at Besari in Mandya. The temple structure is based on the grand Hoysala architecture. Earlier, it was termed as `Arjunapuri Agrahara`. It has puranic references attributed to the epic hero Arjuna.

There are two other grand temples in Mandya named the Narasimhaswamy temple and Varadarajaswamy temple. These are adorned with exquisite sculptures and intricate carvings and contain larger than life size figures of the deities. `Melukote` is a famous pilgrim centre in Mandya. IT is well known for the temple dedicated to Lord Cheluvanarayana, where a Sanskrit Academy has been founded recently.

(Last Updated on : 31/01/2009)
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