Venugopala Swamy Temple

The Venugopala Swamy Temple at Hosa Kannambadi, near the Krishna Raja Sagara dam, is a 12th-century Hoysala temple from around the time of the Somanathapura temple. It first stood in Kannambadi village, which was to be flooded by the KRS dam planned by M. Visvesvarayya in 1909. Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV built a new village for the residents, the main image of Krishna as a flute-playing cowherd was moved there, and by 1930 the old temple lay under water, resurfacing only in dry years such as around 2000.

The Khoday Foundation then relocated it about one km north of the original site, after villagers opposed a plan to move it to Mysore. Each stone was filmed, photographed and numbered, and the temple was rebuilt by trained sculptors, with work finished in December 2011. Its walled complex has a sanctum, vestibule and halls. It lies 9 km by road from Brindavan Gardens and its story has made it popular with visitors.