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Kotturu, Karnataka
Town in Karnataka, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the town in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, see Kottur, Tamil Nadu. For the village in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, see Kothuru (disambiguation). For the village and mandal in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, see Kotturu, Srikakulam.
Kotturu is a town and taluk in the Vijayanagara district of the Indian state of Karnataka. It was the home of Guru Kottureshwara, a 15th-century Shaivite saint. Every year, over 200,000 people congregate during the car festival (rathotsava) held in February.
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Kottur | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 14.817°N 76.217°E / 14.817; 76.217 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Karnataka |
District | Vijayanagara |
Government | |
• Body | Town Panchayath |
Area | |
• Total | 35.26 km2 (13.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 586 m (1,923 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 26,289 |
• Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 583 134 |
Telephone code | 08391 |
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Kotturu is legendary for a dish called mandakki-menasinakayi, a mixture of puffed rice with savories, accompanied by chili pepper fritters. The chilli peppers are slit along their lengths, stuffed with a condiment of salt and crushed cumin, dipped in lentil batter, and deep-fried.
Historically, Kotturu was well-known for its cotton gin industry and as the terminus of a train route from Hospet. In 2019, that railway line was extended to Harihara and upgraded to the meter gauge.
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