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. It serves as both a temple to and tomb of Siddalinga Shivayogi, a great Lingayat saint of the 15th century.
Yedeyur is situated about 19 km from Kunigal taluk and about 20 km before the cross on the Bangalore-Mangalore Highway.
Yediyur Railway Station
References
^Patil, Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda (2002). Community Dominance and Political Modernisation: The Lingayats. Mittal Publications. p. 397. ISBN9788170998679.
^Tourist Guide to Karnataka. Sura Books. 2009. p. 78. ISBN9788174780621.
