Ride To DD-Hills(Devarayana Durga)

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Hello Everyone, My name is Goutham and today i am gonna tell you about my amazing journey to Devarayanadurga.

๐Ÿ’ฎTemple: "Shri Bhoga LaxmiNarasimha & Shri Yoga LaxmiNarasimha"
๐Ÿ’ฎTemple Timings: 10:00am to 5:00pm
๐Ÿ’ฎEntry Fees: No
๐Ÿ’ฎDistrict: Tumkur
๐Ÿ’ฎDistance: 71KM from Bangalore
๐Ÿ’ฎMode Of Transport: one can go by Bike, Car, Bus till the main Shrine.
๐Ÿ’ฎOther places to cover on the way to DDhills: Devarayanadurga Lake, Namada Chilume

๐Ÿ’ฎHow To Reach Devarayanadurga:
There are three Bus routes available from Bangalore to Devarayanadurga

  1. Bangalore->Nelamangala->Dabaspet->Urdigere->Devarayanadurga
  2. Bangalore->Tumkur->Devarayanadurga
  3. Bangalore->Nelamangala->Kyatsandra(Siddha Ganga cross)->Devarayanadurga

๐Ÿ’ฎAbout Devarayanadurga:⁣
๐ŸšฉDevarayanadurga is a hill station near Tumkur in Karnataka.⁣
๐ŸšฉDevarayanadurga has stood testimony to its name which means "Fort Of God".⁣
๐ŸšฉThis hill is the abode for two temples built for Lord Narasimha, one at the foothills named⁣ "Shri Bhoga LaxmiNarasimha Swamy" and the other shrine constructed on the hillock termed⁣ "Shri Yoga LaxmiNarasimha Swamy".⁣

Devarayanadurga Hill Entrance

Lake View


On the way Up you will spot a small yet peaceful lake. This is a beautiful spot where visitors take photos and hangout for a while before continuing further journey. The lake in the foreground and the hill at the back  makes the view a lot more special.


After relaxing for sometime moving on to the next stop, one can either go to Namada Chilume or directly to the Shrine.

๐ŸšฉAbout Namada Chilume:

Water Source
Water Source


๐Ÿ’ฎ Namada Chilume is located almost 7-8 km from the Devarayanadurga Temple, Tumkur.⁣

⁣Historical Significance:
๐Ÿ’ฎ Namada Chilume is a natural water source which sprung out from the surface of the rock.⁣
๐Ÿ’ฎIt is believed that Lord Rama along with Sita and Lakshmana, stayed here during their exile in this forest.⁣
๐Ÿ’ฎRama searched for water to apply Tilaka(coronation) to his forehead.⁣
๐Ÿ’ฎWhen he could not find any water, he shot an arrow at the rock.
๐Ÿ’ฎThe arrow penetrated the rock, made a hole, and the water came out. Henceforth, this place was called Namada Chilume, meaning “Spring of Tilak”.⁣
๐Ÿ’ฎThe water comes out from a small hole throughout the year and never dries up.⁣

Moving on to the next destination, that is to the legendary Shrine of Lord Narasimha Swamy.

๐Ÿšฉ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐๐ก๐จ๐ ๐š ๐‹๐š๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ก๐š ๐’๐ฐ๐š๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐“๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž:⁣

View Of Temple
Shri Bhoga LaxmiNarasimha Swamy Temple

๐Ÿ’ฎLocated on the foothills of the Devarayanadurga.⁣
๐Ÿ’ฎThis temple enjoyed the patronage of many kings from various dynasties and also is well known for its simple but beautiful architectural marvel.
๐Ÿ’ฎThere are numerous pillars dotting the temple, on which inscriptions have been carved regarding the history of the temple and the various rulers.⁣

๐ŸšฉHistorical Significance:
๐Ÿ’ฎDurvasa Maha Muni came to visit Brahma and installed the ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข ๐๐ก๐จ๐ ๐š ๐‹๐š๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ก๐š ๐’๐ฐ๐š๐ฆ๐ฒ murthy after engaging in deep Penance for many years.⁣

On the way climbing towards ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข Yoga ๐‹๐š๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ก๐š ๐’๐ฐ๐š๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐“๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž, one can find Ancient Monolith Idols of Lord "Anjaneya Swamy & Garuda Deva" carved on a Huge rock. Very holy and sacred to worship, idols are painted in a beautiful manner it enhances the beauty.⁣

๐€๐ง๐ฃ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐š ๐“๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž & ๐†๐š๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐š ๐“๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž

๐€๐ง๐ฃ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐š ๐“๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž & ๐†๐š๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐š ๐“๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž


๐ŸšฉShri Yoga LaxmiNarasimha Swamy Temple:

Inside View Of The Temple
Temple View From Another Point
Temple Entrance
Temple Entrance View From Different Angle


๐Ÿ’ฎ Located on the top of the Devarayanadurga hills.⁣⁣⁣
๐Ÿ’ฎThe ๐“๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž is built in the Dravidian Style and the ๐“๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž enjoyed the rich patronage of the Chola Kings  which was well known for its sculptural excellence.


๐ŸšฉHistorical Significance:
๐Ÿ’ฎBrahma during Dwapara Yuga is said to have stayed here and prayed for over 2000 years. It is here that ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ก๐š appeared and gave him a vision of himself with ๐‹๐š๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข.⁣⁣
๐Ÿ’ฎEven today the vigraha(idol) does not touch the ground, and a banana leaf can be easily slide between the vigraha and the ground.⁣⁣
๐Ÿ’ฎThe diety has 2 shaligramas in the mouth(A Vishnu Shaligrama and a ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ก๐š Shaligrama).⁣⁣

๐ŸšฉThere is also a beautiful pond(Kalyani) on the opposite side of the Temple.

Temple Pond

Well every journey comes to an end carrying away beautiful memories, So did mine.
Thanks for reading.





Location: India

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