▁Kr ish nar aj as ag ara ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁. ▁It ▁has ▁an ▁average ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 7 9 1   met res ▁( 2 5 9 5   fe et ). ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Kr ish nar aj as ag ara ▁is ▁near ▁the ▁Kr ish na ▁R aja ▁S ag ara ▁dam ▁and ▁res er voir . ▁ ▁Kr ish nar aj as ag ara ▁is ▁about ▁ 1 8   km ▁from ▁S rir ang ap att ana , ▁ 1 6   km ▁from ▁Mys ore ▁and ▁ 1 4 3   km ▁from ▁Bang al ore . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁res er voir ▁constructed ▁across ▁the ▁K aver i ▁river . ▁A ▁dam ▁is ▁constructed ▁below ▁the ▁confl u ence ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁R ivers ▁K aver i , ▁Hem av ati ▁and ▁the ▁Lak sh man ath ir ta . ▁ ▁L ength ▁of ▁the ▁dam ▁is ▁about ▁ 8 6 0 0 ▁feet , ▁and ▁height ▁being ▁ 1 3 0 ▁feet ▁above ▁the ▁River ▁bed . ▁ ▁This ▁place ▁was ▁formerly ▁called ▁as ▁K ann amb adi . ▁Ear lier ▁to ▁this , ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Kan v ap uri , ▁where ▁the ▁s age ▁Kan va ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁his ▁as hr ama ▁and ▁wor sh ipped ▁Lord ▁Sh iva . ▁The ▁place ▁was ▁later ▁called ▁the ▁Kan ves h var a ▁temple , ▁now ▁sub mer ged ▁in ▁the ▁res er voir . ▁ ▁The ▁res er