Melukote

Melukote in taluk of , , 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.
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  • Type: Town with 4,010 residents
  • Description: town in Mandya district, Mysore division, Karnataka, India
  • Also known as: “Melkote” and “Thirunarayanapura”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple.

Hindu temple
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Selva Pillai or Thirunarayanapuram, is a temple in Melukote in the Mandya District of , India. The temple lies on the foothills of Melkote and is associated with the Yoga Narasimha temple built on rocky hills which overlook the Kaveri valley.

Melukote

Latitude
12.6624° or 12° 39′ 45″ north
Longitude
76.6496° or 76° 38′ 59″ east
Population
4,010
Elevation
1,018 metres (3,340 feet)
Open location code
7J4RMJ6X+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1650539967
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1263152
Wiki­data ID
Q2667680
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Welsh—“Melukote” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “মেলুকোট”
  • Bulgarian: “Мелукоте”
  • Catalan: “Melukote”
  • Catalan: “Thirunarayanapuram”
  • Cebuano: “Melukote”
  • Czech: “Melukote”
  • Dutch: “Melukote”
  • German: “Melukote”
  • Hindi: “मेलकोट”
  • Hindi: “मेलुकोटे”
  • Irish: “Melukote”
  • Japanese: “メルコート”
  • Japanese: “メルコテ”
  • Kannada: “ಮೇಲುಕೋಟೆ”
  • Marathi: “मेलुकोटे”
  • Russian: “Мелукоте”
  • Sanskrit: “मेलुकोटे”
  • Swedish: “Melukote”
  • Tamil: “மேல்கோட்டை”
  • Tulu: “ಮೇಲುಕೋಟೆ”
  • Welsh: “Melukote”

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