Yedeyur

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Yedeyur

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| other_name = Yediyur, Yedeyuru

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| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = File:Siddapura. Yadiyur.jpg

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| image_caption = Siddapura, Yadiyur

| pushpin_map = India Karnataka

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India

| coordinates = {{coord|12|58|22|N|76|51|34|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Karnataka

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Tumakuru

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 9

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| elevation_m = 743

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Kannada

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

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| postal_code = 572142

| registration_plate = KA-44

| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city

| blank1_info_sec1 = Kunigal

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File:Siddapura, Yediyur, Tumkuru.jpg

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.{{cite book |last=Patil |first=Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda |year=2002 |title=Community Dominance and Political Modernisation: The Lingayats |publisher=Mittal Publications |page=397 |isbn=9788170998679}} It serves as both a temple to and tomb of Siddalinga Shivayogi, a great Lingayat saint of the 15th century.{{cite book |year=2009 |title=Tourist Guide to Karnataka |publisher=Sura Books |page=78 |isbn=9788174780621}}

Yedeyur is situated about 19 km from Kunigal taluk and about 20 km before the cross on the Bangalore-Mangalore Highway.

File:Yediyuru RS.jpg

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Category:Cities and towns in Tumakuru district

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