Trip to Devarayanadurga

Participants:

1. Shrikant Gaikwad
2. K.Parthasarathy
3. Manivannan
4. Hardik Gala
5. Purshottom Suryarao
6. Myself

Date: 5th September, 2010

Mode of Transport: Bajaj Platina 125 cc, Yamaha Enticer, Hero Honda

Devarayanadurga is a hill station near Tumkur in the state of Karnataka in India. The rocky hills are surrounded by forest and the hilltops are dotted with several temples including the Yoganarasimha and the Bhoganarasimha temples and an altitude of 3940 feet. It is also famous for Namada Chilume, a natural spring considered sacred and is also considered the origin of the Jayamangali river. Another famous temple in the area is the Mahalakshmi Temple at Goravanahalli.

Route Information:

There are two ways to reach this destination from Bangalore. You can either take the Bangalore – Tumkur National Highway or via Yelhanka – Doddaballapur – Dobbspet Road. The former very dry as we undertook while coming from our destination while the later goes through some of the villages giving a lively view of village life.

Route 1:- Take the Bangalore – Tumkur road. Go to till Dobbespet. Go under the flyover and take a right. Take the right below the flyover. The left one leads you to Shivagange betta and right leads to Devarayandurga. It totals to around 80 kms from Bangalore.

Route 2:- As you move from Yelhanka towards Doddaballapur you will come across a section (circle) wherein one way goes to right hand side goes to Nandi Hills, middle road goes to Ghati Subramanya while the left goes to Dobbspet. Travel on that road till you reach the highway. As you enter the highway below the flyover, take the right. You can ask anyone or you will see the markings stating the way to the place. It is around 45 kms from Doddaballapur totaling about 90 kms from Yelhanka.

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