HANUMANTHA NAGARA

This is a hamlet of Karadakere village on the Mandya-K.M.Doddi Present Bharathinagar road, Situated 16 kms northeast from the taluk centre Madduru and five kms away from Kalamuddana Doddi. The place name Hanumantha nagara is because of the famous Anjaneya temple in the complex of Atmalingeshwara temple.
The temple construction was completed in 1993. The main entrance of the temple has a beautiful tall tower of about 90 feet. Passing though this entrance one can enter the corridor of 32 pillars with the garbhagriha of the deity Atmalingeshwara at its centre, a 70 feet long Hazara in front of the corridor as well as the surrounding scenery, which provides peace to the onlookers. To the right, of the main entrance is the navagraha shrine and to the right a Parvati shrine and a shrine completely embolished with mirror near to it. In the prakara of the temple are centres of Dharma Peetha, Nyaya Peetha and Kalyana Peetha as well as Guest Houses built by the donees and the State Tourist A Fare is held during Shivarathri festival.