Yedeyur
Yedeyur Yediyur, Yedeyuru | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 12°58′22″N 76°51′34″E / 12.97278°N 76.85944°E | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
District | Tumakuru |
Area | |
• Total | 9 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 743 m (2,438 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | KA-44 |
Nearest city | Kunigal |
Yedeyur (variant spellings include: Yediyur; Yadiyur; Yadiyūr) is a town in the Kunigal talluk, Tumkur district of Karnataka state, India. It is an important center of pilgrimage for people of the Lingayat faith.[1] It serves as both a temple to and tomb of Siddalinga Shivayogi, a great Lingayat saint of the 15th century.[2]
Yedeyur is situated about 19 km from Kunigal taluk and about 20 km before the cross on the Bangalore-Mangalore Highway.