Ranganathaswamy Temple, Nirthadi
Davanagere district, Karnataka
The Ranganatha Swamy Temple at Nirthadi, is a post-Vijayanagara Empire re-construction. Nirthadi is a village in the Davangere district of Karnataka state, India. According to noted historian and epigraphist Benjamin Lewis Rice, a Kannada language inscription dated 1698 AD in the temple premise describes the destruction of the original temple by the armies of Mogul emperor Aurangzeb in 1696 AD. The Chitradurga chief Baramappa Nayaka (r.1689–1721) rebuilt the temple in 1698 AD. The monument is protected by the Karnataka state division of Archaeological Survey of India.
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Where it is
Davanagere district, Karnataka. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Arsikere Junction railway station (ASK), about 145 km by road.
- By air: Vidyanagar Airport (VDY), about 132 km by road.
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