Melukote
| Melukote ಮೇಲುಕೋಟೆ |
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| State : | Karnataka | ||
| District : | Mandya | ||
| Sub-district : | Pandavapura | ||
| Location : | 12 ° 40 ′ N , 76 ° 39 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 3,315 (2011) | ||
Melukote or Melkote ( Kannada : ಮೇಲುಕೋಟೆ Mēlukōṭe [ ˈmeːlukoːʈe ]) is a village in the Indian state of Karnataka . The population is around 3,300 (2011 census).
Melukote is located around 55 kilometers north of Mysore in southern Karnataka. Administratively, Melukote belongs to the Taluk Pandavapura of the Mandya district . The place is over 1000 meters above sea level on a ridge that rises 150 meters above the surrounding plateau.
Melukote is an important religious center. The important Hindu philosopher Ramanuja is said to have worked here at the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries. Today there are several Hindu monasteries ( Mathas ) in Melukote , which refer to the tradition of Ramanujas. The main temple of the place, the Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple, which is dedicated to the god Vishnu in his form as Narayana , is said to have been founded by Ramanuja. Later the temple was supported by the Hoysala , Vijayanagar and Wodeyar rulers. Another temple, the Yoganarasimha Swamy Temple, in which Vishnu's incarnation Narasimha is venerated, is located on a hill above the village. In the center of the village there are other temples as well as a large temple pond ( Kalyani ) surrounded by a colonnade . South of the village is the unfinished Raya Gopura from the 15th century, a massive gate tower ( gopura ), of which only the base was completed.
The Academy of Sanskrit Research is also located in Melkote . The research institute, founded in 1978, is dedicated to researching Sanskrit and has an important collection of manuscripts with over 10,000 palm leaf and paper manuscripts .
Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple
Yoganarasimha Swamy Temple
Temple pond (Kalyani)
Raya Gopura
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Census of India 2011 . Retrieved on April 6, 2020 ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ George Michell: Southern India. A Guide to Monuments, Sites & Museums, New Delhi: Roli Books, 2013.
- ^ Academy of Sanskrit Research on the Mandya District website ( Memento from July 23, 2018 in the Internet Archive )