Saligrama, Mysore

Saligrama, Mysore
Town
Krishnarajanagara Taluk boundary before creation of Saligrama Taluk
Location in Karnataka, India Show map of Karnataka Saligrama, Mysore (India) Show map of India Saligrama, Mysore (Asia) Show map of Asia Saligrama, Mysore (Earth) Show map of Earth
Coordinates: 12°33′42″N 76°15′48″E / 12.561715°N 76.263292°E / 12.561715; 76.263292
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Mysuru
Saligramam	1096 CE
Founded by	Sri Ramanujacharya
Government
• Body	Town Panchayath
Area
• Total	14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Elevation	788 m (2,585 ft)
Population  (2011 [2])
• Total	15,123 [1]
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	571 604
Telephone code	+91-8223 [08223]
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA-45
Website	saligramatown.mrc.gov.in

Saligrama is a new sub-district of Mysore district, situated on the northern bank of the river Cauvery [Kaveri]. This place is esteemed as sacred by the Shri Vaishnavas on account of its having been the residence of Sri Ramanujacharya. It is the headquarters of Saligrama Taluk. It was established as a new taluk carving out of K.R.Nagar taluk with effect from 31.12.2020 and become ninth taluk of Mysore district of Karnataka, India.

A number of religious sites, famous old temples - including Sri Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple, Sri Ramanuja Sripada Teertham, Sri Jyothirmaheswara Swamy Temple, Jain Basadis, and an Ashram are located in the town.