A photo gallery from Devrayana Durga near Tumkur, Bengaluru

Spectacular Devarayanadurga hill station

The enthralling drive uphill

Embark with me on a travel to a hill station about 70 kms from Bengaluru near Tumakuru town.The hill station is called Devrayanadurga and has two magnificent temples dedicated to Lord Narasimha – one at the base called Bhoganarasimha

At the base Bhoganarasimhaswamy temple

and Yoganarasimha at an altitude of around 4000 feet above sea level.

Yoganarasimhaswamy temple at the top

Also at the base of the hill is Namada chillume which is a natural spring.

Namada Chillume the ntatural spring

Legend has it that Lord Rama on his way to Sri Lanka stopped at this place for rest and shot an arrow into the ground which yielded water to apply sacred paste on his forehead. To add a sense of awe to this is the magnificent foot print seen near to the spring!

Lord Ram’s footprint

Many rare species of medicinal plants and trees are found in the forest surrounding the hills and a beautiful deer park is an absolute delight

Deer park

Gigantic boulders en route

Hanuman temple on the way up

View from top

The winding roads to Devrayana Durga

Yours truly

Kamat on the highway – a divine thali meal

Magnificent steps