Bidarakote

Bidarakote is a village in the Mandya district of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is 20 km away from its district headquarters Mandya[1][2]

Bidarakote

Bidarkote
village
Coordinates: 12°50′48.81″N 76°55′44.45″E
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictMandya
Languages
  OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKA-

Bidarakote was founded before 1300. The statue of Varadaraja swamy at the centre of the village, resembles Udupi Sri Krishna of Udupi. The Sri Someshwara Temple was built by Chola dynasty.

Recently 12 sacred Jyotirlingam were established at Sri Someshwara by Mr Nagaraju.

References

  1. "Welcome to Mandya District". Mandya.nic.in. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  2. Archived 17 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine


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