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Melukote in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district, Karnataka, in southern India, is one of the sacred places in Karnataka. It is built on rocky hills, known as Yadugiri, Yaadavagiri or Yadushaila, overlooking the Cauvery valley. Melukote is about 51 km (32 miles) from Mysore and 133 km (83 mi) from Bangalore.

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Place details

Locality
Devarahalli
Region
Karnataka
Country
India
Population
4,011
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

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IST
Settlement.name
Melukote
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Yadavagiri
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Village
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Melukotetemple.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Yoga-Narasimha Temple
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India Karnataka
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right
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Location in Karnataka, India
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Country
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State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Karnataka
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District
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Mandya
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Grama Panchayath
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Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
4.895
Settlement.elevation_m
1030

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Elevation
900
Image
Melukote BNC.jpg
Dialing code
08232
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Commons category
Melukote
postal code
571431
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Article

17 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Temple
  • Cheluva-Narayana Swamy Temple
  • Yoga-Narasimha Swamy Temple
  • Kalyani or Pushkarani
  • Other important places
  • Melkote Temple Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Festivals
  • Vairamudi Brahmotsava
  • Educational Institutes
  • Library and Sanskrit College
  • Yadugiri Education center
  • Academy of Sanskrit Research
  • Image gallery
  • References
  • External links

Melukote in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district, Karnataka, in southern India, is one of the sacred places in Karnataka. It is built on rocky hills, known as Yadugiri, Yaadavagiri or Yadushaila, overlooking the Cauvery valley. Melukote is about 51 km (32 miles) from Mysore and 133 km (83 mi) from Bangalore.

Melukote is the location of the Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple, with a collection of crowns and jewels which are brought to the temple for the annual celebration. On the top of the hill is the temple of Yoganarasimha. Many more shrines and ponds are located in the town. Melukote is home to the academy of Sanskrit Research, which has collected thousands of Vedic and Sanskrit manuscripts.

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