Melukote
A hill town of Vaishnava scholarship since Ramanuja lived here in the twelfth century, with a temple on the rock above.
- Where
- Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.6500, 76.6700
Get the Melukote stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Melukote. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Melukote
Srirangapatna Fort 25 km
Tipu Sultan's island capital, breached in 1799, with the spot where he fell still marked inside the walls.
Venugopala Swamy Temple 25 km
A twelfth century Hoysala temple at Hosa Kannambadi, beside the Krishna Raja Sagara water.
Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna 27 km
The first of the three Ranganatha temples on the Kaveri, ninth century, inside the island fort Tipu died defending.
Brindavan Gardens 27 km
Terraces and a musical fountain below the KRS dam.
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary 28 km
Six islets in the Kaveri that Salim Ali persuaded the Mysore government to protect in 1940.
Krishna Raja Sagara 28 km
The dam the Wadiyars raised below the meeting of the Kaveri and the Hemavati, known to everyone as KRS.
Gomateshwara 30 km
A seventeen metre Jain figure cut from one rock in 981, reached by six hundred steps up bare granite, barefoot.
St Philomena's Church 37 km
Neo gothic twin spires, modelled on Cologne.
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Questions
Where is Melukote?
Melukote is in Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Srirangapatna Fort (25 km), Venugopala Swamy Temple (25 km), Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna (27 km).
How do I get the Melukote stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Melukote and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Melukote before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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