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Devarayanadurga
Sign in to saveDevarayanadurga is a temple town and hill station located in the district of Tumakuru 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.It has an altitude of 1204 metres.
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- India
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- Tumkur district
- Area
- 2.3
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Devarayanadurga is a temple town and hill station located in the district of Tumakuru 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.It has an altitude of 1204 metres.
Devarayanadurga translates to "Devaraya's fort" in Kannada; the town got its current name after the Mysore ruler Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar captured it in one of his victories. The place is thought by many to be haunted.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Devarayanadurga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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