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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Melkote canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical place
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pilgrimage centre ⓘ temple town ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Melukote
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Yadavagiri NERFINISHED ⓘ Yadugiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Dravidian temple architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ramanujacharya
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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
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Vairamudi festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaishnavite pilgrimage ⓘ Yoga Narasimha hill temple NERFINISHED ⓘ scholarly Sanskrit and Vedic learning ⓘ traditional Iyengar Brahmin community ⓘ |
| festival |
Brahmotsava of Cheluvanarayana Swamy
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Vairamudi Utsava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Cheluvanarayana Swamy
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Yoga Narasimha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Academy of Sanskrit Research, Melkote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLake | Kalyani (temple tank) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
fortified hill of Yoga Narasimha Temple
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large stepped temple tank ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple
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Yoga Narasimha Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument area ⓘ |
| isSeatOf |
Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple
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Yoga Narasimha Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Karnataka
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Mandya district NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandavapura taluk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Yadugiri hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Mandya
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Mysuru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Old Mysore region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCommunity | Sri Vaishnava Iyengars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | one of the important centres of Sri Vaishnavism in South India ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Karnataka ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism destination
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religious tourism destination ⓘ |
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