Devarayanadurga

Devarayanadurga is located about 65 kilometers from Bangalore on Tumkur road in the state of Karnataka in India. Devarayanadurga is a hill station located at a height of 3940 feet above sea level. Devarayanadurga in Karnataka is well-connected to other parts of the state by a network of well built roads. The hill station is encircled by forests and doted with numerous temples.

Devarayanadurga is a picturesque town with three elevations and seven gates that will lead you to the top of the hill. Devarayanadurga in Karnataka has a number of springs namely Dhanus-tirtha, Ane-done, Rama-tirtha, Mangali and Jaya-tirtha. The famous Lakshmi-Narasimha Swamy Temple is situated in the lower elevation of the hill station Devarayanadurga. Other famous temples of Devarayanadurga at Karnataka are as follows:

Yoganarasimha Temple

Bhoganarasimha temples

Mahalakshmi Temple

The rocky hill town of Devarayanadurga at Karnataka is also renowned for the beautiful natural spring, Namada Chilume. The holy spring of Devarayanadurga is considered to be very sacred which gives birth to the Jayamangali river.

The sacred hill town of Devarayanadurga of Karnataka is also famous for the 'Sri Bhoga Narasimhaswamy jathra' or the car festival.

This is an annual festival held during full moon day of 'Phalguna' (mid February to mid March). During this festival in Devarayanadurga, devotees from the region of Bangalore and Tumkur come and participate.

Another major festival of Devarayanadurga of Karnataka is Narasimha jayanthi of Lord Lakshminarasimhaswamy. Numerous 'pendals' are built and thousands of people gather her to pay homage to Lord Lakshminarasimhaswamy.