DEVARAYANA DURGA AND NAMADA CHILUME

For me Sunday is best day in week, last sunday that is 4th may 2008 I had been to Devarayan Durga and namada Chilume with my better half and Jayaprakash Patwardhan. Morning at 6.15 am we started from Bangalore-Basaveshwaranagar and reached Devarayana Durga at 8.30 am. it was 70 k.m ride from Bangalore. On the way we had very good and tasty Tatte Idly in Raghu tatte Idly centre near T Begur.since my friend Jayaprakash Patwardhan was not feeling we have decided not to do any trekking. we just want enjoy the ride.
How to reach Devarayana Durga and Namada Chilume
From Banglore, go till Dobbespet. Go under the flyover and take a right. (note: The left here leads to Shivagange betta and right leads to Devarayandurga.) On this route you get Devarayanadurga first, and then as you go towards Kyatsandra, you get another Hanuman and Shankara temple, a little further is Namada Chilume and then Siddaganga mutt (different from Siddagange betta)
Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple
The temple, built in the dravidian style of architecture, faces east and is said to have been constructed by Kanthirava Narasaraja I. we learn that the enclosure and tower were repaired in 1858 by the MYSORE king Krishnaraja Wodeyar III.

TVS Group, a south Indian automobile company, has helped a great deal in the improvement and maintenance of the temple environs.

BhogaNaraishma temple is at the base of the hill and Yoga Narasimha temple is on top of the hill.

Other Temples

On the third elevation stands, facing east, a temple of Narasimha, known as the Kumbhi. This Narasimha temple consists of a Garbhagriha, a sukanasi, a navagraha and a mukhamantapa and is similar to the plan of the temple below. In addition to the temple there are three sacred ponds or Kalyani here known as Narasimha-teertha, Parasara-teertha and Pada-teertha.

There is also another temple, said to be older than Lakshmi Narasimha swamy, dedicated to Hanuman, also known as Sanjivaraya, who stands with folded hands.

Namada Chilume is situted near Devarayanadurga near to Tumkur in the state of Karnataka in India. Namada Chilume is a natural spring coming out from the surface of the rock. It is believed that Lord Shri Rama along with Sitha and Laxman was staying here during their Vanavaas. Lord Shri Rama searched for water to apply nama/tilak on his forehead. When he couldn't find any water, he shot the arrow aiming to the rock. The arrow penetrated through rock, made a hole and the water came out. Hence forth this place is called as Naamada Chilume which means the "Spring of Tilak". As shown in the picture, the water comes out from a small hole through out the year and never dry up Source Wikipedia

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NIJAGAL HILL

Morning at 5.50 am my mobile started ringing tring.... tring..... tring..... , without noticing the number i just said Hello....Hello.. other side person said hello Kishore... Guruprasad Phadke Called me, i will be going to his house he said he is also joining for trekking with us, it was call from Jayaprakash Patwardhan. Ohhhhhhh ya it is 1 st Sunday of the month as decided program people started calling me, just in 15 min i was also ready.... my better half Rashmi is also ready to join with me for trekking. Sharp at 6.15 a.m we have arrived at pavitra paradise hotel with mate Rashmi and my darling TVS Apache. 6.20 Jayaprakash and Gurauprasad Phadke also reached the place. 6.25 am again my mobile started ringing....Subramanya Bhat from other side called and told Kishore i am near to navarnag Circle please tell me the route i will catch you, please don,t wait.... we instructed him to join near Tumukur Road Toll gate.. as per plan we started from Pavaitra paradise exact at 6.30 a.m. Again at 6.40 there was call from Ramnath and Sudarshan, as we already started I told him to join near to Toll gate. yes it was very good weather clean roads no noise or no pollution. I felt it... even nature also waiting for Ugadi Vasantha Maasa.... by the time we reached Ring Road there was a unavoidable traffic jam....Sunday and Monday everyone desired to go there native place to celebrate UGADI New YEAR... all most all bus and private vehicles are full (just see the picture how people are struggling to get inside the Bus and traveling) some how we are able to manage to ride our bikes in service road. Around 7.20 a.m i have reached Budhihala just after toll gate (Tumakur-Bangalore Road). Exact at 7.35 Jayaprakash Patwardhan, Guruprasad Phadke, S V Bhat and Nagaraj joined me. When we called Ramnath he said he is near to Jindal Factory....we decided no point in waiting for them we told them to join near to T. Begur Raghu tatte idli Center around 8.15 Ramantha Patwardhan and Sudarhsna also joined. Now we are 8 people and 4 bikes. Just after finishing the Break fast we have started our next stop is NIJAGAL

History of NIJAGAL
NIJAGAL is hill about 15 kilometers from Tumakur and 35 Kilometers from Bangalore. other name of the Nigigal is Siddarabetta or Uddanayynana betta. It has two tepmples Narasimha and Veerabhadra and also two spring named Akka-Thangaiyamma -done and Siddara-done (both springs are very dirty) now it is looked upon as sacred by both Hindus and Muslims who have also makan here. village people visit here frequently and preform sacred pooja .Yearly once Hindus and Muslims also perform ouru jatre.
How to reach: Get down in or go to Dabaspet (Tumakur Road) and ask any one way to Siddarabetta Nigigal. Since people visit very often you can find easy way to climb. We climbed the hill in different direction and we made the route

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Mahimapura and Ramadevar Betta Trekking

MHIMAPURA LORD GARUDA TEMPLE

Last week Sunday (30-03-2008) my self and my cousin Mr Jayaprakash Phadawardhan, rather i will call him as my friend as per the scheduled plan we had been to couple of place in Tumukur road for trekking. we started at 6.35 am from Basaveshwara nagar Bangalore and reached at 7.15 Mahimapura Ranganatha swamy Temple Located on the NH 4 around 40 km from Bangalore.Mahimapura is a small pristine village in Bangalore rural district. As per the local people and temple priest information this is the only place where LORD GARUDA (Vehicle of Vishnu) is adored .Lord Ranganathaswamy temple of Chola style on the top of the hill is the main attraction of this village. A flight of nearly 300 steps leads to this small temple. At the foot of the hill. Mahimapura is only 1.5 km from National Highway 4 (Bangalore-Tumakur Road). Direct buses are available from Bangalore. Mahima Ranganatha swamy, is a mound of jaggery believed to have evolved naturally. The 12-foot Hanuman statue also can be seen.
It is definitely best place for one day picnic, around the hill you can see good lavish green place and full of rock. youth meets or out door training can be conducted here.

GAVI LAKSHIMMA TEMPLE AND it new temple just 5 k.m from Mahimapura and 1 k.m from NH 4. temple is inaugurated by Balagangadhara Swamiji in the
year 2001.
RAMDEVEAR BETTA 2 K m from Tumukur Main road Next to Kyatsandra Village is hill named Ramadevara Betta near by village named by Kesaramadu, where according to a legend, the sage Gouthama lived. it has two different way to climb. many people come here to practice rock climbing.

How to reach- Catch a bus from Bangalore or Tumkur and get down in Kyatsandra village walk 2 km.