Talakadu - Karnataka

About Talakad or Talakadu

Talakad is situated on the banks of river cauvery at a distance of 45 kms from Mysore & 142 kms from Bangalore via kanakpura road. Talakad is know for its sand dunes spread in large area. This palace was the capital of gangas when they ruled over karnatka later it was ruled by cholas of Tamil Nadu from 11th to 12 th century. After cholas it was Hoysalas ruled this place from 12th century.

The Pathaleshwara, Maruleshwara, Arkeshwara, Vaidyanatheshwara and Mallikarjuna temples are the five Lingams believed to represent the five faces of Shiva. Panchalinga Darshana is a fair held once every 12 years to honour these five shiva templesThe Panchalinga Darshana is held on a new moon day in the month of Karthika when two stars conjoin, the stars of Khuha Yoga and Vishaka, last Panchalinga Darshana was held in 2009.

How to Reach Talakad :
By Air : The nearest airport is Bengaluru International Airport , 142 kms away & Domestic airport at mysore 45 kms away.
By Rail : Nearest railhead is at Mysore which is about 45 kms.
By Road : Talakad well connected by KSRTC buses and private taxis operate regularly in this route.

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Belur Chennakesava Temple Chamundeswari Temple Chikka Tirupathi Dharmastala Ghati Subramanya Gokarna Goravanahalli Mahalakshmi Hoysaleswara Temple - Halebid Iskon Temple Kollur Mookambika Kotilingeshwara Kukke Subrahmanya Melkote Murudeshwara Nanjangud Pattadakal Savanadurga Shivaganga Somnathpura Saundatti Yellamma Sravanabelagola Sree Siddaganga Mutt Sri Adichunchanagiri Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple Sringeri Mutt Talakad Udupi Sri Krishna Virupaksha Temple Hampi