Devarayanadurga
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Devarayanadurga
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 Devarayanadurga
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| Coordinates: 13°22′30″N 77°12′47″E / 13.375°N 77.213°ECoordinates: 13°22′30″N 77°12′47″E / 13.375°N 77.213°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Karnataka |
| District | Tumkuru |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 572 146 |
| Telephone code | 0816 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA-06 |
| Website | karnataka |
Devarayanadurga (Kannada: ದೇವರಾಯನ ದುರ್ಗ) is a hill station near15 km Tumkur in the state of Karnataka in India. The rocky hills are surrounded by forest and the hilltops are dotted with several temples including the Yoganarasimha and the Bhoganarasimha temples and an altitude of 3940 feet. It is also famous for Namada Chilume, a natural spring considered sacred and is also considered the origin of the Jayamangali and Shimsha rivers. Another famous temple in the area is the Mahalakshmi Temple at Goravanahalli.
The place was originally known as Anebiddasari and Jadakana Durga after a chief named Jadaka and finally as Devarayana Durga subsequent to its capture by Mysore king Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar.
The temple, built in the Dravidian style of architecture, faces east and is said to have been constructed by Kanthirava Narasaraja I, king of Mysore. From the inscriptions numbered Tumkur 41 and 42, we learn that the enclosure and tower were repaired in 1858 by the Mysore king Krishnaraja Wodeyar III.
A south Indian automobile company has helped in the improvement and maintenance of the temple environs.
BhogaNarasimha temple is at the base of the hill and Yoga Narasimha temple is on top of the hill.
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.
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