Club Ride to DevarayanaDurga (6Sept2009)

Devarayanadurga is a hill situated in Tumkur district which is famous for its two popular temples, the Yoganarasimha and Bhoganarasimha Temple.The  Devarayanadurga is a temple is said to be around 2000 years old and the temple’s architecture is in Dravidian style, faces east, constructed by Kanthirava Narasaraja I. The  architecture is an example of Chola rulers’ patronage for art. The hills are filled with lush green trees on all sides which makes the climbing a lot enjoyable and beautiful landscapes. The place was originally known as Anebiddasari then as Jadakana Durga after a chief named Jadaka and finally as Devarayanadurga after its capture by Mysore king Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar.

Riders   : All the Riders of Royal Indian Club

Route : Bangalore –> Nelamangala –> Dabaspet –> Urdigere –> Devarayanadurga

Inputs on Accommodation and Food : This is good place for a day ride from Bangalore. Please do not plan for overnight stay bcos its in the Devarayana Forest and does not have any accomodation. 

Also you don't have any hotel there to have food except for snacks shops where you get biscuits and cool drinks. So please get you food packed before visiting Devarayanadurga.

Inputs on Road : Roads are really good and do not worry.

          It was my first Ride along with the Royal Indian Club and we all gathered near Foto Flash, Ulsoor lake. There were around 40 Bulls gathered and we started at  around 7.00AM, roaring of all the bulls on the road was amazing and we started hitting the Tumkur Road.

Gathering at FOTO Flash

All Bikes at Kamat Upachar

Stoppage for breakfast was at Kamat Upachar and after finishing the breakfast, we rode to Devarayanadurga. It was very scenic and enjoyed the ride, taking lots of snaps. After visiting the Yoganarasimha and Bhoganarasimha temple, we went to another place called Namada Cheullme. 

 Beautiful Sceneries

View from the Hill Top

Namada Chelume

Then one of our friends suggested to walk inside the forest, we agreed and started going inside the forest to some extent. It was a good experience overall.  

Finally we departed back to Bangalore and on the way, me and couple of my friends deviated from other riders bcos we wanted to have some more good time. Instantly we decided to ride to Nandi Hill and then had some snacks and rode back to Bangalore.

 Overall it was a fun weekend.