Melkote

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Melkote is a historic temple town in Karnataka, India, renowned as a major Vaishnavite pilgrimage center and seat of the Cheluvanarayana Swamy and Yoga Narasimha temples.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical place
pilgrimage centre
temple town
alsoKnownAs Melukote
Yadavagiri
Yadugiri
architectureStyle Dravidian temple architecture
associatedWith Ramanujacharya
Sri Vaishnava tradition
climate tropical savanna climate
country India
distanceFromBengaluru about 130 kilometres
distanceFromMysuru about 50 kilometres
elevation about 900 metres
famousFor Cheluvanarayana Swamy Brahmotsava
Vairamudi festival
Vaishnavite pilgrimage
Yoga Narasimha hill temple
scholarly Sanskrit and Vedic learning
traditional Iyengar Brahmin community
festival Brahmotsava of Cheluvanarayana Swamy
Vairamudi Utsava
linked to: Vairamudi festival
governingBody Government of Karnataka
hasDeity Cheluvanarayana Swamy
Yoga Narasimha
linked to: Narasimha
hasEducationalInstitution Academy of Sanskrit Research, Melkote
hasLake Kalyani (temple tank)
hasStructure fortified hill of Yoga Narasimha Temple
large stepped temple tank
hasTemple Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple
Yoga Narasimha Temple
heritageStatus protected monument area
isSeatOf Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple
Yoga Narasimha Temple
locatedIn Karnataka
Mandya district
Pandavapura taluk
locatedOn Yadugiri hills
linked to: Chamundi Hills
nearbyCity Mandya
linked to: Mandya city

Mysuru
primaryLanguage Kannada
region Old Mysore region
linked to: southern Karnataka
religiousCommunity Sri Vaishnava Iyengars
religiousSignificance one of the important centres of Sri Vaishnavism in South India
religiousTradition Vaishnavism
state Karnataka
tourismType heritage tourism destination
religious tourism destination

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Narasimha hasTemple Melkote
Vadakalai religiousCenter Melkote
Divya Desam includesTempleIn Melkote