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Gunja Narasimha Swamy Temple, Tirumakudal Narasipura

Tirumakudal Narasipura, Mysuru district, Karnataka · 12.2100°, 76.9060°

Gunja Narasimha (Vishnu)VijayanagaraDravidian
Sacred since
1500 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
16th c. (Vijayanagara)
Vijayanagara

History & significance

A 16th-century Vaishnava temple of the Vijayanagara period at the confluence town of T. Narasipura, with a gopura over its gate and a four-pillared mantapa. It was maintained by annual grants from the Dalavoys of Mysore, repaired under the British Raj according to B. Lewis Rice, and is now an ASI-protected monument.

Sthala katha — the legend

It is said locally that the place outweighs Kashi in sanctity by the weight of a single gunja berry, the berry of the tree at the temple entrance from which the deity takes his name.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Vijayanagara