Who: Alice, Clyde, Auvese and I
When: Saturday (11/17/07)
Where: Devarayanadurga
Route: Bangalore - Dobbspet - Devarayanadurga
Distance: 70 km from Bangalore
Best Part: Rocks with good views
Description: This is on NH4, the main highway northwest for Pune. At about 51 Km, just past a bridge after the town of Dobspet, a sign on the right indicates the road to the Devarayanadurga. It passes through farm fields, through the town of Urdigere (about 16 kilometers). There is a left detour which takes us through the jungle to the Hill. There are two temples, one is Bhoga Narasimha, which is at the foothill this is a temple with a kalyani. Then there is a road which takes us to another point at a higher altitude to the Yoga Narasimha temple. This is an old structure but well maintained. Climb further up from the temple to the rocks to get a breathtaking view. The wind at the peak is imposing but cool...there are lots of monkeys...good place for rock climbers. There is also a police signalling center. This is only place where we can get mobile signal (all carriers) to make any calls to Bangalore.
Stopovers: Dobbspet and Namada chilume
Fuel Stations: Dobbspet
Tips: Watchout for the water hole on the way to the temple, the settings for this place is awesome. There is also Namada chilume (water springs out of barren rock) which is a beautiful place.
4 comments:
nice place have been there, did you climb till the tip? the point where there is gopura? thats beyond the temple
I was just wondering if Dobbspet is spelt that way? Cuz, it is pronounced as 'dabuspet'. Never noticed the difference when I travelled! shows sometimes how little we observe things since we think we already know! :)
rambler: yeah...we did climb to the top..
rusty: the road signs spelled it this way...we followed the map :)
okie.. like i said, I have only 'heard' it :) not 'read' it.
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