Visit to Temples in Devanahalli Fort Town, Bangalore
As we ventured on after the tour of Devanahalli Fort we stumbled on several temples in Devanahalli Fort Town. This is a cool weekend destination from Bangalore. You can stroll through the old lanes of Devanahalli which still have retained the old charm and yet some parts trying hard to keep pace with modern life.
Do read: Devanahalli Fort – Weekend Destination from Bangalore
Lanes of Devanahalli Town
Temples within Devanahalli Fort
Devenahalli is one of the living forts of Karnataka, India. The small town inside the strong walls of Devanahalli fort is dotted with many ancient temples. Four temples worth visiting within this complex are: Venugopalaswamy Temple, Siddalingeshwara Temple, Chandramouleshwara Temple and Nanjundeshwara Temple.
Venugopalaswamy (Lord Krishna)Temple is one of the oldest here. Sculpture in this temple is said to be comparable to the temples of Belur and Halebid. It is a Dravidian style temple constructed during  the Vijayanagara Empire era.
Courtyard inside is spacious; the walls of the temple depict various scenes from Ramayana, and the pillars have beautiful statues carved on them. There is small parking space just outside the temple.
Temple has 3 sanctums supported by lovely carved pillars. Lord Krishna idol in the form of Venugopala is in standing pose. This idol is accompanied by Lakshmi Devi idols.
Temple is open between 7 AM to 12 PM and in the evening between 5.30 to 7.30 PM
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Yali – the mythical creature
Yali is sculpted in almost all south Indian temples. The creature is a mix of elephant, lion and horse. It is also called Leogryph.
Yali sculpted on pillar
Colorful stories on Temple Facade
Entrance to Venugopalaswamy Temple
Ii is slightly disheartening to find that the temples in Devanahalli fort town are not maintained well at all. With the international airport nearby, I wish the Government would set aside some fund for the maintenance of these temples.
New Temples of Devanahalli Town
There are several smaller temples within Devanahalli fort complex dedicated to many other Gods and Goddesses. In addition to existing ones many other new temples coming up in Devanahalli town. In a few months after all the paintings of these temples are completed, it is going to be more colorful. List of temples inside fort town of Devanahalli are:
- Nanjundeswara Temple
- Chamundeswara Temple
- Veerabhadrasway Temple
- Raganathaswamy Temple
- Chandramouleshwara Temple
- Nagadevathe Temple
New temples coming up within Devanahalli Fort
Conclusion
There are several eateries along the highway just outside the Devanahalli Fort gates. Time required for touring the temple town is less than an hour. Since this is a living fort tourists are requested not to intrude into the privacy of locals.
If you are visiting for offering prayers at the temples, evenings would be ideal. Almost all temples are open then. (This post was first published on May 23rd 2008.)
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These are spectacular! I enjoyed looking at them.
they are great….!!!
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Thats an amazing shots and place too. Happy WS!
Beautiful series of temple shots. love the structures!
this are just amazing.
mine is up. hope you can check it out.
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Those are wonderful photographs of the temples. I’m sorry they aren’t maintained well, hopefully they will be soon.
I saw a similar temple in Singapore and I was awed by the amazing detail. I’d love to visit this place someday too..
Never knew there were many such interesting things in Devanahalli. Now with that place turning to the hub, more people are going to flock there…
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hope proper maintenance will be started soon; am sure it will look great when it’s all done!
Thanks Lakshmi.
Thanks Sarge Charlie.
Thanks Kat… you are right.
Great pictures of some beautiful places; some more to add to my already long must see list…
Shame that the temples are not well maintained…
Have a great week!
Blogtrotter
As usual, you’ve covered the
Devanahalli temples scenario, so
well…. with lens and write-up.
Kings then took care of temples
and its maintenance…. Sigh..
tho’ we have a dept. in Govt. for
this, much needs to be done.
Some benevolent soul need to take
the lead, to raise funds and take
care of the temples.
these are great, thanks for your visit
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great! They look lovely!
Thanks Vlahos… I am glad you found it interesting.
Thanks Lakshmi and Raji… I guess the new temple tops are of concrete and no longer carved out of stones, that is why they are colored.
Thanks Kelly… Welcome to my blog.
Thanks Elaine… I am touched by your concern and appreciation.
I agree that these temples should be maintained to be in tip top condition all the time 🙂 They’re beautiful architecturals with rich culture.
I enjoyed these very much! Thank you for sending me the link!
I am with backpakker there – I prefer the natural stone colouring, especially on the towers.
Terrific pictures, as usual, and a nice post. The temples do need to be taken care of and maintained well.
lovely sculptures..I somehow personally dont like the temples being painted ..
Lakshmi
a great set. amazing structures so many details to see. and interesting info