| Devarayana
Durga |
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| Fact
File: |
| A place
in the Tumkur district 50kms away from Bangalore, and
is famous for its temples. Good roads make a pleasurable
journey all the way to the top. |
| How
to get there: |
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Few Buses
both (Govt. and private) operate between Tumkur and
Devarayana Durga, though they don't have any fixed timings
And Tumkur is well connected to Bangalore via Train
and Bus Services.
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| Devarayana Durga, Tumkur. |
| A place
in the Tumkur district which is famous for its temples,and
is a good piece of land for climbers with numerous rock
formations. |
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| There are
various places of interest nearby. The Chennarayana
Durga, Goravana Halli (famous temple of Goddess Lakshmi),
Siddara Betta are among the few. There are two ways to
reach Devarayana Durga, one from Tumkur and for the second,
one has to take deviation to the right before Tumkur on
Bangalore-Tumkur road. |
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| It is the habitat of
the Yellow Throated Bulbul, which is one of the endangered
birds. Devarayana Durga state forest is also home for
lot of wild animals such as common deer, leopards, bears,
including the elusive tiger. |
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| Just before Devarayana Durga, you
see a natural spring called "namada chilume" on the foothills.
This has a historic background relating to early chOLa's
regime. |
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Some more related links:
India Birds |
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