The repeated plea for improved connectivity from Mysuru and other centres to Somanathpur so as to promote tourism, has gone unheeded much to the chagrin of the local stakeholders.
As a result, the 13th century iconic temple remains something of an outback for a majority of the tourists visiting Mysuru and does not figure in their itinerary.
In fact, the Keshava temple – along with the Chennakeshava temple at Belur and Hoysaleshwara temple at Halebidu – is India’s official nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage tag for this year. The results will be announced during the UNESCO conference at Riyadh in Saudi Arabia which began on September 10 and will go on till September 25.
