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Shri Yellamma Renuka Devi Mandir Saundatti Karnataka
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Yellamma Temple, also known as Renuka Temple, of Goddess Renuka and a pilgrimage destination located in Saundatti, Karnataka. It is situated on a hilltop known earlier as Siddhachal Parvat and now known as Yellamma Gudi , named after the temple. The deity in the temple is the goddess Yellamma or Ellama or Renuka, revered as a fertility goddessThe temple is associated with the ancient Devadasi practice of dedicating girls to the temple, which the Government of Karnataka claims to have eliminated.The hill, a part of the Sidhachal or Ramagiri hill range which overlooks the Malaprabha river, contains archaeological evidences of occupation dating to the mid-8th to mid-11th centuries of the early Rashtrakuta or late Chalukyan period, and includes megalithic tombs which predate these riods.According to archaeological evidence found around the temple, a temple existed here either during the early Rashtrakuta or late Chalukyan period from the mid-8th to the mid-11th centuries. The megalithic tombs found here are dated to a much earlier period. Also seen on the hill are potsherds of early historic redware dated to the 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD, in addition to megalithic blackware and redware. it is believed that the Yellamma fertility cult was prevalent here even during the Chalukyan period, following their taking possession of this region from the Kadambas of Banavasi. • • Like. Share. Subscribe • Facebook : / vedaupanishads • Instagram : / channel • Twitter : / maharshi_ved • • #ShriYellammaRenukaDeviMandir #Saundatti #Karnataka
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