Yedeyur | |
Other Name: | Yediyur, Yedeyuru |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 12.9728°N 76.8594°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tumakuru |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 9 |
Elevation M: | 743 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 572142 |
Registration Plate: | KA-44 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 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.