Bidarakote
| Bidarakote Bidarkote | |
|---|---|
| village | |
| Coordinates: 12°50′48.81″N 76°55′44.45″E / 12.8468917°N 76.9290139°ECoordinates: 12°50′48.81″N 76°55′44.45″E / 12.8468917°N 76.9290139°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mandya |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | KA- |
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 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
- ↑ "Welcome to Mandya District". Mandya.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ↑ Archived September 17, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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