Enchanting Melkote

Posted by Prashanth on Sep 10, 2008 Karnataka, Mandya, One day outing, Pilgrimage, Weekend Getaway

When we started off towards the temple town ‘Melukote’ (Melkote or Yadavagiri or Yadugiri) on a summer day, to be greeted by the misty morning. Our prayers for the same climate went in vain as the temperature soared later. We stopped at couple of places for photo sessions & reached in time for the breakfast.

After savouring the delicious ‘Puliyogare’, we roamed around the place – Cheluva Narayanaswamy temple, akka-tangi kola, Dhanushkoti (there is one here also), Raya Gopura & then Yoga Narasimhaswamy temple (situated on top of the hill).

What amazes me is the number of pushkarinis (kalyani or man made water-body) in a town situated on a hill. And that too most of them filled with water during peak summer.

The day we were there in Melukote was the last day of 10th board exams. A bunch of guys directly came out of the examination hall and jumped into the water to beat the heat & also to celebrate the end of exams ;)

How to reach there:

Bangalore – Mandya – turn right after 4 KMs from Mandya – Jakkanahalli Cross – Melukote

Or

Bangalore – Kunigal – Bellur Cross – Nagamangala – Jakkanahalli Cross – Melukote

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  • payaniga.com

    Thanks Venu

  • VENU VINOD

    nice pics prashant especially the first, second and 6th ones….

  • payaniga.com

    @Lakshmi, thanks. do visit the place. Make sure that you are not going there in summer :)

    @Rajan, thanks for the visit

  • Rajan

    Nice narrative! Small temples that dot the landscape of India, especially in the south, have something about them that always strike a chord in me.

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