Huge statue of Lord Bajrang Bali

Huge statue of Lord Bajrang Bali is situated on the way to DEVARAYANADURGA Hill station belongs to Tumkur district under BANGALORE division in the Indian state of KARNATAKA. It is situated around 65 kms from the state capital city Bangalore.

In Devarayanadurga hill station, the rocky hills are surrounded by forest and the hilltops are dotted with several temples including the Yoga Narasimha temple which is on the top and the Bhoga Narasimha temple is at the base of the hill. Another famous temple in the area is the Mahalakshmi Temple at Goravanahalli.

One another temple, said to be older than Lakshmi Narasimha swamy, dedicated to Lord Hanuman, also known as Sanjivaraya, who stands with folded hands. Higher up is a small shrine of Garuda.

In addition to the temples, there are three Sacred Ponds or Kalyani here known as Narasimha-teerth, Parasara-teerth and Pada-teerth.

Devarayanadurga is also famous for Namada Chilume (chilume means spring), a natural spring considered sacred, located at base of the hill on the road leading to Tumkur. This is also considered as the origin of Jayamangali River. Myth has it that Bhagwan Shri Ram on his way to Lanka halted here. As he did not find water anywhere around to wet the "Nama" (a kind of paste Hindus apply on their forehead) so he shot an arrow into the ground and a spring sprang thus the name (Rama)-Namada Chilume. The spring can be still seen and there is a foot impression of Lord Shri Ram near that.