Kanakagiri

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'''Kanakagiri''' (also known as '''Suvarnagiri''') is a town in [[Karnataka]] state of [[India]]. It was a provincial capital of the [[Mauryan Empire]] and is also the site of the Indian historical site Kanakachalapathi Temple (''Kanakachalapathi Mandir'').

== Geography ==
Kanakagiri is situated in [[Koppal district]], 20 km northwest of the town of [[Gangavati]] in the Indian state of [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/252791/who-cares-kanakagiri.html
|title=Who cares for Kanakagiri...
|access-date=2012-09-10
}}</ref>

==Temple==
[[File:Kanakagiri Venkatappa Naik royal bath 1.jpg|thumb|left|Venkatappa Naik royal bath Kanakagiri]]
[[Kanakachalapathi Temple, Kanakagiri|Kanakachalapathi temple]] was built by the Naiks of Kanakgiri.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.gangavathicity.gov.in/tourism
|title=Tourism, Kanakagiri
|access-date=2012-09-10
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704203746/http://www.gangavathicity.gov.in/tourism
|archive-date=4 July 2013
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> Its halls and pillars are a unique example of south Indian architecture from the [[Vijayanagara]] period. The ''gopuras'' and walls are adorned with sculptures, including statues of Rajas and Ranis in black polished stone, plaster models, and wooden statues of mythological figures.

[[Kanakagiri Jain tirth]] is a complex of Jain temple built by [[Western Ganga Dynasty]] in the 5th or 6th century.

A royal bath constructed by ''Venkatappa Naik'' sits on the outskirts of Kanakgiri.

==Fort==
[[Hemagudda]] Fort, about 20 km from Kanakagiri<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Oct232007/spectrum2007102331812.asp
|title=Safe sanctuary
|access-date=2012-09-10
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222025257/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Oct232007/spectrum2007102331812.asp
|archive-date=2014-02-22
}}</ref> is next to the ''[[Kammatadurga]] Fort'' of ''Gandugali Kumara Rama''. The fort was constructed in the 14th century. The fort has a temple of Durga Devi celebrating Dasara.

==Utsav==
Kanakagiri Utsav is an annual fair associated with the temple during [[Phalguna]].

==Gallery==




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File:Kanakagiri Kanakachalapathi temple 5.jpg|Kanakagiri Kanakachalapathi temple
File:Kanakagiri Venkatappa Naik royal bath 1.jpg|Venkatappa Naik royal bath Kanakagiri
File:Venkatappa Naik royal bath at Kanakagiri.jpg|Venkatappa Naik royal bath Kanakagiri
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==See also==
* [[Kanakagiri Jain Shri kshetra]]
* [[Temples of North Karnataka]]
* [[Vijayanagara Empire]]
* [[List of Vijayanagara era temples in Karnataka]]
* [[Vijayanagara architecture]]
* [[Mauryan Empire]]
*[[Hampi]]
*[[Anegondi]]
*[[Karatagi]]
*[[Gangavathi]]
*[[Koppal]]
*[[Karnataka]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Historical Places in Karnataka}}

{{Hindu temples in Karnataka}}

{{Koppal}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Koppal district]]
[[Category:Tourism in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Koppal district]]
[[Category:Vijayanagara Empire]]

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