Melukote
Sign in to saveMelukote 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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- Melukote
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- Yadavagiri
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- Village
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- 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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- State
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- Karnataka
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Mandya district
- Elevation
- +900
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Melukote BNC.jpg
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- 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.