▁K arn ata ka . ▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁a ▁hill top ▁known ▁earlier ▁as ▁S idd h ach al ▁Par vat ▁and ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁" Y ell amma ▁G udi ", ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁temple . ▁The ▁de ity ▁in ▁the ▁temple ▁is ▁the ▁god dess ▁Y ell amma ▁or ▁Ell ama ▁or ▁R enu ka , ▁rever ed ▁as ▁a ▁fert ility ▁god dess . ▁The ▁temple ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁ancient ▁Dev adas i ▁practice ▁of ▁dedic ating ▁girls ▁to ▁the ▁temple , ▁which ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁K arn ata ka ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁elimin ated . ▁The ▁hill , ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sid h ach al ▁or ▁Ram ag iri ▁hill ▁range ▁which ▁over look s ▁the ▁Mal ap rab ha ▁river , ▁contains ▁arch ae ological ▁ev id ences ▁of ▁occupation ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁mid - 8 th ▁to ▁mid - 1 1 th ▁centuries ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁Ras ht rak uta ▁or ▁late ▁Chal uk yan ▁period , ▁and ▁includes ▁meg al ith ic ▁tomb s ▁which ▁pre date ▁these ▁periods . ▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁hill ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁Y ell amma ▁Temple ▁s its ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sid h ach al ▁or ▁Ram ag iri ▁range , ▁orient ed ▁east - west ▁and ▁over looking ▁the ▁Mal ap rab ha ▁river ▁near ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Sau nd atti . ▁While ▁the ▁temple ▁ ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁town , ▁the ▁town ▁itself ▁is ▁ ▁away ▁from ▁Bel ga um , ▁the ▁district ▁headquarters