Maddur

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Maddur, a taluk headquarters in Mandya dt. is 20 km from Mandya. It is described in early Tamil records as "Maranduru" {in Tamil, Marandu to mean medicine) and the Temple referred too there as Vaijnatha (God of medicine). While traditions ascribe it to sage Kadamba and Arjuna, it was also called as Narasimha-Chaturvedi Mangalam in the Hoysala records. Madduramma is the village goddess of the place. The Narasimha Swamy Temple here of the Hoysalas has the seven feet Narasimha sculpture. The Varadaraja temple is a Chola structure with a 12 feet tall Varadaraja image. Vaidyanathapura five kms. from Maddur situated on Shimsha bank is famous for its Vaidyanatha temple of Chola period. Shivapura nearby place was the site where the first session of Mysore Congress was held in 1938. There is a modern building 'Satyagraha Saudha' to commemorate it.