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Chamarajanagara : It is also District centre and also the
Taluk centre. It is located at Southern end of the Karnataka State
Bordering Tamil Nadu state. To the West is Gundlupete and Nanjangud
Taluk, to the north is T. Narasipura, to the east Kollegal and
Yelandur Taluk. The Taluk comprises of 5 Hobli's namely Kasaba,
Hardanahalli, Harave, Santhemarhalli and Chandakavadi.
A brief history :Chamarajanagar
is 61 Kms away from Mysore, located in a plain land surrounded by
small hillocks.The Chamarajanagar was also known as ARIKUTARA or
ARIKOOTARA and also as Wodeyanooru. The 9 th Chamaraja Wodeyar was
born in Chamarajanagar in year 1774. At the place of his birth, in
his rememberance JANANA MANTAP has been built and it has been
declared as Heritage Structure by the Govt. Mummadi Krishnaraja
Wodeyar son of Chamaraja Wodeyar, remodelled the town in the year
1826 he built the Chamarajeshwara Temple.Other temples located
inside Chamarajanagara town are Bhujangeshwara,veerabhadrana
Gudi,Kadu Narayana Swamy, Choudeshwari, Kannikaparameshwari etc.
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