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Early medieval · Hindu · India

Sri Vishweshwara Temple, Yellur

Yellur, Karnataka · 13.1811°, 74.7976°

Vishweshwara (Shiva)UndeterminedDevaayathana
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
over 1,000 years old; renovated 2009
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple in Yellur village of Udupi district reckoned more than a thousand years old, serving the surrounding maagane of villages and rededicated after renovation in March 2009. Maha Shivaratri is its chief festival.

Sthala katha — the legend

A Koraga woman cutting firewood is said to have struck the ground and made the earth bleed, revealing the linga; her cry in Tulu, 'Yelluna Ooru', is held to have given the village its name.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined