Yellur, Belgaum
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Yellur | |
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| Yellur | |
  Yellur Location in Karnataka, India  Yellur Yellur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 15°46′54″N 74°31′4″E / 15.78167°N 74.51778°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Belagavi |
| Language | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Yellur is a village and Gram panchayat in the Belagavi district, state of Karnataka, India.[1] It is situated at the foot of a small hillock locally called Yellurgad (Rajhans Gad), 6 km (3.7 mi) to the south of the city of Belagavi. It is a village with multiple temples dedicated to Brahmalling, Kalmeshwar, Lakshmi, Dattatreya, Parameshwara, Hanuman and Changaleshwari. The jatra in honour of the goddess is held during Chaitra, when about 20,000 people participate.
The village is surrounded by farms and fields, with rice as a major crop. A majority of the residents are farmers and construction laborers. Yellur has 3 government schools and 4 high schools. Most of the students go to the city of Belagavi for higher education.
