Wender·Vista
Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia
on the Kabini, south of Mysuru

Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud

— — a long colonnade the river carries.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“South of Mysuru, where the Kabini bends, the temple keeps a long Dravidian colonnade and a name the town shares. Nanjundeshwara means the lord who drank the poison. Pilgrims come for healing prayers and stay for the food the kitchen sends out at noon. The gopuram catches the last light, and the river runs slow underneath.

from the studio
Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud
— bring it home

Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

The Srikanteshwara temple sits in Nanjangud, in Mysuru district, Karnataka, on the south bank of the Kabini river about 23 kilometres south of Mysuru. It is one of the largest temples in the state. The deity is Shiva in the form of Nanjundeshwara, the lord who consumed poison; the town is called Dakshina Kashi, the Kashi of the south. The Mysuru–Chamarajanagar rail line stops at Nanjangud Town station, a short walk from the gopuram, and NH 766 passes within a kilometre of the gate.

— the stone

The temple is a Dravidian compound: a tall rajagopuram at the eastern entrance, a pillared mandapa, and concentric prakaras around the sanctum. The rajagopuram rises through seven stepped tiers, plastered and painted in bands of colour, with sculpted figures set back at each level. The earliest known reference to the temple is in a Western Ganga inscription; the structure was expanded under the Cholas, the Hoysalas, and the Wodeyars of Mysuru, who endowed it through the last centuries of the Mysore kingdom. The compound holds 121 deities.

— the visit

The temple is open from before dawn until late evening with a midday closure. Entry is free; expedited darshan and seva tickets are sold inside. Modest dress is expected, and a shawl over the shoulders for men in the inner prakara. Footwear is left at stalls outside the gate. The Rathotsava chariot festival in March or April is the busiest week of the year, when the wooden ratha is pulled through Nanjangud's streets by ropes worked by thousands of pilgrims at once.

— where
India · Nanjangud, Mysuru district, Karnataka
— elevation
656 m · 2,152 ft
— position
12.1192° N · 76.6829° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
23 km N
Mysuru Palace
royal palace
21 km N
Chamundi Hill
temple hill
35 km SW
Kabini Reservoir
river reservoir
N
Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud
Mysuru Palace
Chamundi Hill
Kabini Reservoir
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In Nanjangud, Mysuru district, Karnataka, on the south bank of the Kabini river about 23 kilometres south of Mysuru. NH 766 passes the town and Nanjangud Town railway station is a short walk from the gopuram.

Shiva, worshipped here as Srikanteshwara or Nanjundeshwara — the lord who consumed the poison churned from the cosmic ocean. The town's name and its title Dakshina Kashi both come from this association.

The earliest known reference appears in a Western Ganga inscription. The structure was expanded under the Cholas, the Hoysalas, and the Wodeyars of Mysuru across roughly a thousand years of royal patronage.

The annual chariot festival, held in March or April. A large wooden ratha carrying the processional deity is pulled through Nanjangud's streets by ropes worked by thousands of pilgrims at once.

By rail to Nanjangud Town on the Mysuru–Chamarajanagar line, by road on NH 766 from Mysuru in about thirty minutes, or by air to Mysuru airport followed by a short road transfer.

Because the temple holds a status in southern India comparable to Kashi Vishwanath in Varanasi, with the same dedication to Shiva and a long association with healing prayers and last rites.

— about the piece in your home

Nanjundeshwara is a household name across old Mysuru. For a family with roots in the district or a devotee of the Shaiva tradition, a Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries the place well.

The Voynich stained-glass treatment, with its saturated jewel tones and gold outlines, settles into Maximalist, Indian-traditional, and Bohemian-layered rooms. It also holds against a quieter Japandi wall paired with teak.

Home shrines and pooja rooms have moved toward fewer, larger pieces with strong colour rather than many small framed prints. A single Large or a Triptych above a console reads as a considered choice.

Above a standard three-seat sofa or a long console, the single Large reads at the right scale from across the room. For a wider wall, the four-tile Mural; for a feature wall, the nine-tile Mural.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any wet or steamy room. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so the image will not fade.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water lifts everyday dust and fingerprints. For a pooja room with oil-lamp residue, a drop of mild soap in water works. No abrasive pads, no solvents.

Yes. Every WenderVista tile is painted in Reid Wender's own studio language and finished in our Knoxville workshop. The art is not licensed from a stock library and is not sold through other channels.

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