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Agara , Bengaluru - a mix of tradition and contemporary


Agara town in Bengaluru south is unique of its kind ,  having a mix of tradition and contemporary culture. Within a reach of 100 meters , more than 5 temples take us to the past till 12th century . Our team recently explored few spots of tourist interests - 

Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Statue 

Agara , Bengaluru
Hanuman Statue

This esthetic 100 feet idol welcomes visitors to Agara town with its grace.  One passing by the Agara road flyover would easily catch a glimpse of the Idol. At the base of this Idol is Abhaya Anjaneya swamy temple where a 5 feet Hanuman Idol is consecrated. Temple is usually crowded during on Saturdays.

Sri Kasheeshwara swamy temple 

Agara , Bengaluru

Shivalinga in the form of Kasheeshwara is worshipped here . Other idols include Parvathi & Ganesha. This temple is believed to be ancient existing since many centuries.  

Sri Anjaneya swamy temple

Agara , Bengaluru

This is the original ancient Agara Hanuman temple . Idols of Hanuman , Subramanya , Ganesha are concentrated here. 

Sri Chennaraaya swamy temple 

Agara , Bengaluru

Ancient temple - Lord Vishnu in the form of Chennaraaya swamy is worshipped here.

Durga Parameshwari temple

Agara , Bengaluru

A recently constructed temple where Goddess parvathi in form of Durga parameshwari is worshiped

Jagannath Temple

Agara , Bengaluru

Agara , Bengaluru

A recently constructed temple in Oriya style.  Idols of Krishna , Balarama , Subhadra , Durga are worshiped. Also has a hall where regular poojas are conducted. Ambiance inside the temple is good for a meditation & relaxing. 

Sri Rama temple

Agara , Bengaluru

Another ancient temple with 3 sanctums. In the main sanctum Idols of Rama , Sita , Laxmana and Bhaktha Anjaneya are worshiped. 

Srinivasa Padmavathi temple

Agara , Bengaluru

Ancient temple has a rajagopura , Dwaja stambha & 2 sanctums. Idols of Vishnu in form of Srinivasa , Lakshmi and Padmavathi are worshiped here. 

Our team visited all these spots on a Saturday weekend . Guess what , the prasadams received in all these temples in form of Pongal , Puliogre , Curd rice just filled our menu for lunch ! If you are a person interested to visit different temples and reading culture , this is one good spot . Do visit & share your experience with us. Most of the temples are open from morning 7 to 11 AM and in evening between 6 PM to 7.30 PM

Devarayanadurga breathtaking views


In our previous article - Temples of Devarayanadurga - different spots of pilgrimage interests were covered. In this post we share some breathtaking views of this awesome destination.

Bungalow atop - Currently police quarters

The Bungalow is one of the must visit spots atop of Devarayanadurga . This is opposite on the other side of Yoganarasimha temple . There are good roads connecting to this spot from parking area. A walk with friends enjoying the cool breeze will make it more pleasureful.


Entry inside bungalow is restricted to visitors as its currently serving as police quarters. Only with prior permission one is allowed inside . These views were taken just behind the bungalow. The wind speed was high enough to blow us out , we just managed to get back iced up even on a sunny day.


View of surrounding village

Bungalow view from Yoga Narasimha Hill

Stairs connecting to Yoganarasimha temple from hill base

Yoganarasimha hill view from hill base road

An awesome destination to visit during the monsoon to fill our heart with pleasure in midst of nature. Do visit this spot and share your experience . Keep fit , Keep travelling !!

DevarayanaDurga Narasimha temples - Tumkur tourist attractions

In this article we cover our visit experience to famous Narasimha temples of Devarayanadurga , a hill station near Tumkuru about 70 kms from Bengaluru city. 

Highlights of temples at Devarayanadurga

  • Bhoga Lakshmi Narasimha temple at base of Devarayanadurga Hill
  • Yoga Narasimha temple at hill top of 1200 mts
  • Constructed during 16th century by Mysore wodeyars following Dravidian structure
  • Following renovations done during Chikka Devaraya Wodeyar , place named after him as 'Devarayana' and Durga meaning Fort. 
  • Sanjeevaraya - Hanuman temple at hill base.
  • Dasoha - free lunch programme for devotees

Bhoga Lakshmi Narasimha swamy temple

Our team visited this spot on a Sunday noon on their way back covering Goravanahalli Mahalakshmi temple at Tumkur. The drive way to this spot is really awesome covering the stretch highway roads , hill station scenic curvy roads surrounded with lush green. There is an entrance fee for vehicles to enter the area - we paid around Rs.30.  It was about 12.30 PM - both temples were luckily open for Darshan till 5.00 PM being a weekend. 

Bhoga Lakshmi Narasimha swamy temple pillars

We first visited Bhoga Lakshmi Narasimha swamy temple at the temple base which had 3 sanctums. Very soon we got the darshan of Narasimha & Lakshmi Idols unique of its kind with Narasimha in standing position. Behind the temple is a not to miss Pond / Kalyani from where one can get a good view of surrounding village hilly area. There were tracks to reach the rock faces nearby


Bhoga Lakshmi Narasimha swamy temple pond

Bhoga Lakshmi Narasimha swamy temple sanctum

It was around 1.30 PM and time for lunch - there were no hotels at this spot  except few snack shops - luckily we had the Dasoha open serving free lunch for devotees till 2 PM , we managed to get in in herd of devotees and fill our stomachs enough to carry out our rest of journey !! 

There is another Sanjeevaraya swamy temple which seemed to attract less visitors and noticed. Sanjeevaraya is believed to be another form of Hanuman.

Sanjeevaraya swamy temple
We then started to ascend towards Yoga narasimha temple situated on hill top , the 2 km drive from hill base was mesmerizing passing through S shaped curves with Monkey friends all around.  There is good parking facility at Hill top , however due to narrow roads - traffic management was needed to allow one path to flow followed by other. We managed to park our car at an awesome location where at both ends was filled with breezy hilly region. 

Yoga Narasimha swamy temple hill - Hanuman carving
There are two ways to reach this temple , one is by taking stairs from hill base which may be having some more than 1000 steps , else from this parking spot which covers around 200 steps.  There are hawker shops selling snacks , beverages for visitors . At the entrance we noticed a hanuman idol carved on the hill rocks , we sipped in some fresh juice at this spot & moved further . Old remains of fort can be noticed while climbing the stairs. Soon we reached on top , took darshan of Yoga Narasimha temple - Idol look alike the one we noticed at Bhoga Narasimha temple . While outside the temple we enjoyed the cool breeze , inside the temple we had to sweat out !!

Yoga Narasimha swamy temple hill
There is a small pond / Kalyani in front of temple which serves for Idol abhishekams & pooja - this spots attracts visitors to take selfies an relax in the midst of nature. After covering these spots we descended back covering other spots of Devaranaya durga which we shall cover separately in another article.

Yoga Narasimha swamy temple hilltop pond

Overall an awesome must spot for Nature lovers combined with Pilgrimage visit.  Do visit this spot and share with us your experience.

Goravanahalli Maha Lakshmi temple , Tumkur tourist attractions

In this post we share our visit experience to one of infamous temples of Tumkuru , the Mahalakshmi temple at Goravanahalli which is about 80 kms from Bengaluru city and 30 kms from Tumkuru.

Highlights of this spot

  • Temple believed to be existing since 18th century with timely renovations.
  • Maha Lakshmi goddess is presiding deity worshiped here.
  • Anna Dasoha Free lunch programme for all devotees


Goravanahalli Maha Lakshmi temple


It was a Sunday morning when our team left to Tumkuru via Bangalore Tumkur national highway to reach this spot.  Drive was comfortable with good highway roads connecting to this spot. There is ample space for parking , we had to pay an entrance fee of Rs.30 for our car.  

It is believed at this spot one of the local person Abbaya who was poor was blessed with Goddess Lakshmi after which he became rich & started charity works towards development . His family members then continued his works . Devotees have felt to fulfill their wishes after performing poojas / offering prayers here and popularity of this spot gradually raised through word of mouth.


Shopping near temple


Long queue was awaiting us for dharma darshan. As we had to cover another spot , we took the special entry ticket at Rs.50 per person. temple follows cholas structure , Gopuram has carvings on different avatars of Lakshmi. Devotees offering prayers with Jaggery ghee deepams , lemon garlands were noticed . We could enter into girbha griha (sanctum) within 20 minutes. Lakshmi Idol fully decorated with ornaments , flowers was a pleasure to watch , after taking darshan we visited Ranganathaswamy temple next to this sanctum , moved on with some shopping at the hawker shop stalls selling pooja items , books , toys etc.  

Dasoha , free lunch was arranged between 12 to 3 PM for devotees. Temple is usually crowded and the environment keeps it bit noisy.  There is a dam nearby at 200m from temple where water collected in a big lake is stored & used for irrigation purposes. We took a stroll & enjoyed the cool breeze at this spot .


Goravanahalli dam




Overall a good spot to visit with family and friends once during a weekend. Do visit this spot and share with us your experience.

Kote Anjaneya temple , Tumkur tourist attractions

In this short post , we share our visit experience to famous Kote Anjaneya temple , Tumkur about 75 kms from Bengaluru city

Spot Highlights

  • Historic temple - Idol existing since 500 years
  • Believed to be concerated by Sri Vyasaraja
  • Special chariot programs conducted every year
  • About 75 feet hanuman statue at entrance


Hanuman statue 

Temple Gopuram


This temple is one of Tumkur landmarks , attracts crowd at all times . Construction resemble cholas architecture . Temple has 2 sanctums , in main sanctum visitors take darshan of Hanuman idol of about 3-4 feet in standing position . The 75 feet Hanuman statue recently constructed is another major attraction which makes this a must visit tourist spot.  One can enjoy scenic hills opposite to this spot.

Temple is open between 7 AM to 1 PM and between 5.30 to 8 PM for darshan. Overall a good spot to visit with family and friends. Do visit this spot and share your experience.



Kaidala Chennakeshava temple - Tumkur tourist attractions

In this post , we share our visit experience to Sri Chennakeshava temple at Kaidala a historic spot near Tumkuru , about 70 kms from Bengaluru city.  



Spot Highlights
  • Believed to be constructed during reign of Hoysalas i.e  around 10-13 century
  • Lord Vishnu in form of Chennakeshava Idol
  • Lord Shiva in form of Someshwara Idol
  • Sculpted by famous amarashilpi Jakanachari and his son Dankanacharya





Our team took  Bengaluru - Tumkur highway , passed through the Shimoga blistering highway to reach this spot by around 11.30 AM on a weekend covering about 70 kms from Bengaluru city. Temple surrounding is well maintained and there is ample space for parking. Surrounded by village houses , it seemed in the midst of Kaidala village.  

AmaraShilpi Jakanachari is believed to be main sculptor of this temple. There is a myth saying post completing this temple , the broken right hand of Jakanachari got restored and hence spot came to be known as 'Kai' dala. Kai in kannada means hand.


Temple is being maintained by government of Karnataka . Although famous in this region , temple attracts less visitors . We entered the big gopuram entrance , carvings of Vishnu at entrance resembled Hoysala sculpture styles . Unfortunately priest was not present , however main sanctum was kept open for Darshan. 



On entering main sanctum , we took darshan of the mighty 5 feet idol of Lord Chennakeshava . Temple area is totally calm , one can relax on the green bed inside the temple compound. Other attractions include mantaps for Lakshmi & navagraha outside the main santum.  Manuscript stone carvings are installed for visitors.display.



Besides this temple , is another ornate pillared Shiva temple which was closed for darshan . Localites informed this is open only on Mondays and priest has to be informed if poojas have to be conducted. 




Temple is open for darshan from morning 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM . A very unique historical spot worth visiting with your friends and family . Do visit this spot and share your experience.

Sugganahalli Sri Lakshmi Narasimha temple - Tumkur tourist attractions


In this article , we share our visit experience to Sri Lakshmi Narasimha temple  , an ancient temple at Suggenahalli one of tourist attractions in Tumkur district. This spot is at 65 kms from Bengaluru city.


Sri Lakshmi Narasimha temple , Suggenahalli , Tumkur


Spot Highlights

  • Ancient temple - believed to be more than 1000 years old 
  • Dravidian architecture style temple
  • Unique Lord Narasimha idol of about 3 to 4 feet in standing position
  • Dasoha - free lunch for devotees - 12 PM to 2 PM
  • Temple timings : 10 AM to 1.30 PM , 6.30 PM to 8.30 PM



Our team took off to Tumkur via Bangalore national highway , took the diversion at Kunigal -Shimoga awesome highway roads and reached this spot covering about 70 kms from city. It was morning 9.30 AM and the temple main sanctum wasn't open. We had to wait for about 30 min for priests to open the main sanctum and start poojas.



Meanwhile we took a stroll across temple corridors , welcomed by a stone dwaja stambha in front of temple , area covers about half an acre with ample space for parking . On entering , in front is a main sanctum of Lord Narasimha , surrounded by mantaps having idols of Hanuman , Navagraha. One can take a view of terrace gopuram taking the stairs. Temple environment was totally calm.


Temple attracts local devotees , special chariot functions are conducted every year.  It is believed , one is sure of fulfilling desires by offering prayers to diety with bhakti . We took darshan of Narasimha idol , unique of its kind in standing position. 


About 1 km from this temple , one may take darshan of Moola devara Kambada Narasimha temple which is open between 10.30 AM to 12 PM. Temple priests may be contacted on mobile 9731208674  before leaving to temple for darshan.



Moving forward on the way towards tumkur , one can enjoy the scenic Suggenahalli lake views stretching over a kilometer. Overall a nice spot to visit with family and friends. Do visit this spot , share your experience with us.  

ಕಡಲೆಕಾಳು ನೀರು ಅರೋಗ್ಯ ಗುಣಗಳು - Channa soak water Health Benefits

*ಕಡಲೆಕಾಳು ನೆನೆಸಿದ ನೀರನ್ನುಕುಡಿದರೆ ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವ ಐರನ್ ದೇಹಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದರಿಂದ ರಕ್ತದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗುವುದಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲ, ದೇಹಕ್ಕೆ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ.*

1. ಸುಸ್ತು, ನಿಶ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯಂತಹವು ದೂರವಾಗುತ್ತವೆ. ನಿತ್ಯ ಆಕ್ಟೀವ್ ಆಗಿ ಇರಬಹುದು. ಎಷ್ಟೇ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿದರೂ ಸುಸ್ತಾಗಲ್ಲ.

2. ಈ ನೀರನ್ನು ಕುಡಿದರೆ ದೇಹದಲ್ಲಿನ ಇರುವ ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಕೊಲೆಸ್ಟರಾಲ್ ನಿವಾರಣೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಕೊಲೆಸ್ಟರಾಲ್ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದರಿಂದ ಅಧಿಕ ತೂಕ ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಹೃದಯ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳು ಬರಲ್ಲ. ರಕ್ತ ಸಂಚಾರ ಉತ್ತಮಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ. ರಕ್ತನಾಳಗಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವ ಅಡ್ಡಿ ಆತಂಕಗಳು ದೂರವಾಗುತ್ತವೆ. ಬಿಪಿ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ.

3. ವ್ಯಾಯಾಮ ಮಾಡುವವರು ಈ ನೀರು ಕುಡಿದರೆ ಉತ್ತಮ. ಸ್ನಾಯುಗಳು ಶೀಘ್ರವಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತವೆ. ಹೊಸ ಕಣಜಾಲ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಸ್ನಾಯುಗಳು ಬಿಲ್ಡ್ ಆಗುತ್ತವೆ. ದೈಹಿಕವಾಗಿ ದೃಢವಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ.

4. ಕಡೆಲೆಯನ್ನು ನೆನೆಸಿದ ನೀರು ಮಧುಮೇಹ ಇರುವವರಿಗೆ ಔಷಧಿ ಎಂದೇ ಹೇಳಬಹುದು. ಈ ನೀರನ್ನು ಕುಡಿದರೆ ಅವರಲ್ಲಿ ರಕ್ತದಲ್ಲಿನ ಶುಗರ್ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಡಯಾಬಿಟೀಸ್ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ.

5. ಫೈಬರ್ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಇರುವುದರಿಂದ ಮೆಟಬಾಲಿಸಂ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಹೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ಮೂಲಕ ಕೊಬ್ಬು ಕರಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಇರುವ ಕೊಬ್ಬು ನಿವಾರಣೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಅಧಿಕ ತೂಕ ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

6. ಮಿದುಳಿನ ಕೆಲಸ ಉತ್ತಮಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ. ಜ್ಞಾಪಕಶಕ್ತಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತದೆ. ಮಿದುಳು ಆಕ್ಟೀವ್ ಆಗಿ, ಚುರುಕಾಗಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ. ಓದಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಇದು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಪಾನೀಯ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಬಹುದು.

7. ಚರ್ಮ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳು ನಿವಾರಣೆಯಾಗುತ್ತವೆ. ಚರ್ಮದ ಮೇಲೆ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಮಚ್ಚೆಗಳು, ಮೊಡವೆಗಳು ಬರಲ್ಲ. ಚರ್ಮ ಮೃದುವಾಗಿ, ಕಾಂತಿಯುತವಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

. ಕೂದಲು ದೃಢವಾಗಿ, ದಟ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತದೆ. ತಲೆಹೊಟ್ಟು, ಕೂದಲು ಉದುರುವ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳು ಬರಲ್ಲ. ಕೂದಲು ದಟ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತವೆ.

9. ದಂತಗಳು, ಒಸಡಿನ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳು ಬರಲ್ಲ. ದಂತಗಳು ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾಗುತ್ತವೆ. ಬಾಯಿಯ ದುರ್ವಾಸನೆ ನಿವಾರಣೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಒಸಡು ದೃಢವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ.

10. ಕಡಲೆಯನ್ನು ನೆನೆಸಿದ ನೀರನ್ನು ಕುಡಿದರೆ ಕ್ಯಾನ್ಸರ್ ಕಣಗಳು ನಾಶವಾಗುತ್ತವೆ. ಆ ಕಣಗಳು ಬೆಳೆಯಲ್ಲ. ಕ್ಯಾನ್ಸರನ್ನು ಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ನಿವಾರಿಸುವ ಔಷಧ ಗುಣಗಳು ಈ ನೀರಿನಲ್ಲಿವೆ.

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