Melukote

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Melukote Yadavagiri
Village
Yoga-Narasimha Temple
Melukote Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°39′34″N 76°38′54″E / 12.65944°N 76.64833°E / 12.65944; 76.64833[1]
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Mandya
Government
• Body	Grama Panchayath
Area
• Total	4.895 km2 (1.890 sq mi)
Elevation	1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,315 [2]
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	571431
Telephone code	08232
Vehicle registration	KA-11

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.^[3]

Early in the 12th century, the famous Srivaishnava saint Sri Ramanujacharya, who hailed from present dayTamil Nadu, stayed at Melukote for about 12 years. It has thus become a prominent centre of the Srivaishnava sect.