page_title: Kotturu, Karnataka
hierarchical_section_title: Kotturu, Karnataka
caption_attribution_description: English: kotturu temple
context_page_description: Kotturu is a Panchayat town in the Bellary district of the Indian state of Karnataka. It was the home of Guru Kottureshwara, a 15th-century Hindu saint. More than 200,000 people gather during the car festival held during February every year. Kottur taluk belongs to Bellary district.
  Kotturu is famous 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.
context_section_description: Kotturu is a Panchayat town in the Bellary district of the Indian state of Karnataka. It was the home of Guru Kottureshwara, a 15th-century Hindu saint. More than 200,000 people gather during the car festival (rathotsava) held during February every year. Kottur taluk belongs to Bellary district.
  Kotturu is famous 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.
caption: A temple in Kotturu
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