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On
the way to Indragiri from the vidyananda Yatri Nivas, the first
object that meets the eye of the visitor is the beautiful pond or
Kalyani. This is a large beautiful
pond situated at the centre of the town. It has steps on all sides and
surrounded by a wall with gates surmounted by towers. It was built by
Annaiah the officer of Kammata (mint) but he died before its completion.
Later his grandson Krishnawodeyar-I completed the gopura, the tank and
corridor as mentioned in Anathakavi's Gommateshwara Charite.
In the course of years the construction was also taken over by Chikkadevarajendra Wodeyar, the king who ruled Mysore state
from A.D. 1672-1704 and was completed in A.D. 1723 in his memory as he
died during the period of its construction.
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