Devanahalli

Devanahalli was part of Gangawadi and later came under the rule of Rashatrakutas, Nolambas, Pallavas, Cholas, Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara rulers.

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The recent history of Devanahalli dates back to 15th-century, when a family of refugees fleeing from Conjeevaram (today Kanchipuram) camped near the foot of Ramaswami Hills, east of Nandi Hills. Their leader Rana Baire Gowda was apparently directed in a dream to set up a settlement in this region. His Morasu Wokkalu family and he subsequently settled in a small village, Ahuti, which was later known as Avati. His son Malla Baire Gowda founded Devanahalli, Chikkaballapur and Doddaballapura. Kempe Gowda I, the founder of Bangalore, also belonged to the Morasu Wokkalu family. During the time of Vijayanagara rule, Malla Baire constructed the initial mud fort in 1501 with the consent of Devaraya, the headman of the village Devanadoddi that stood prior to their arrival, and named it Devanhalli or Devandhalli. A series of rulers from the same family ruled Devanahalli, the longest being Dodda Baire Gauda, for 54 years.{{cite book |title=Gazetteer of Bangalore (1875) |date=1875 |pages=57–58 |url=https://archive.org/details/BangaloreGazetteer1875 |access-date=26 March 2024}}

In 1747, the fort passed onto the hands of Kingdom of Mysore under the command of Nanja Raja. Taken over soon after by Hyder Ali, it was here that his son Tipu Sultan was born. Ali rebuilt the fort, using stone in the form of an oval, flanked with circular bastions and two cavaliers on the eastern face. It was incomplete when it fell during the siege by Lord Cornwallis as part of the Third Anglo-Mysore War in 1791.

In 2023, Foxconn bought 300 acres of land in Devanahalli and has invested {{INRConvert|21911|c}} for creating a manufacturing facility.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/iphone-maker-foxconn-buys-huge-site-in-devanahalli/article66831899.ece |title=iPhone maker Foxconn buys huge site in Devanahalli |work=The Hindu |access-date=2013-04-28}}{{cite web|url=https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/devices/foxconn-receives-karnataka-approval-for-additional-investment-of-rs-13911-crore/105941339|title=Foxconn receives Karnataka approval for additional investment of Rs. 13,911 crore |work=The Economic Times |access-date=2013-04-28}} Boeing has bought 43 acres of land in Devanahalli and has invested {{INRConvert|1600|c}} and is largest site for Boeing outside the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/boeing-india-to-open-a-43-acre-complex-in-devanahalli-bengaluru-11403021.html |title=Boeing India to open its largest facility outside the US in Bengaluru |work=Moneycontrol |access-date=2013-04-28}} Amazon (India)'s corporate headquarters has been relocated to Devanahalli and is expected to commence in April 2025 and conclude by April 2026.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/amazon-india-to-move-bengaluru-headquarters-new-office-near-airport-to-cut-costs-report-2635151-2024-11-18 |title=Amazon India to move Bengaluru headquarters to cut costs: Report |work=India Today |access-date=2025-05-07}}

In addition to World Trade Center Bangalore, another upcoming World Trade Center is being built in Devanahalli{{cite web|url=https://www.wtca.org/world-trade-center-devanahalli?locale=en |title=WTC Devanahalli |work=World Trade Centers Association |access-date=2024-04-28}} which will be spread across 74 acres and is likely to open in year 2027.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/upcoming-tech-parks-bengaluru-over-25-mega-projects-transform-north-bluru-see-list-862473 |title=Upcoming tech parks in Bengaluru; over 25 mega projects to transform North B'luru |work=International Business Times |access-date=2024-04-28}}

A new facility named BCCI Centre of Excellence (formerly known as National Cricket Academy}{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/news-ani/sports/bcci-inaugurates-new-national-cricket-academy-in-bengaluru-124092900257_1.html |title=New NCA in Bengaluru will officially be called BCCI Centre of Excellence |work=Business Standard |access-date=2025-05-07}} has been opened in Devanahalli on 45 acres of land, featuring 45 pitches{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250507152738/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcci-inaugurates-state-of-the-art-centre-of-excellence-in-bengaluru-1453105 |title=BCCI inaugurates state-of-the-art 'Centre of Excellence' in Bengaluru |work=ESPN |access-date=2025-05-07}} and 16,000 sq ft gym.{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/bccis-new-national-cricket-academy-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-centre-of-excellence-in-bengaluru-key-features/articleshow/113786946.cms?from=mdr |title=86 pitches, 16,000 sq ft gym, premium lounges & more: All you need to know about the new NCA in B'luru |work=The Economic Times |access-date=2025-05-07}} A new sports city is being made by Government of Karnataka on 60-acres.{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2024/Aug/30/bengaluru-to-develop-60-acre-sports-city-in-devanahalli |title=Bengaluru to develop 60-acre sports city in Devanahalli |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=2025-05-07}}

{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Devanahalli had a population of 23,190. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Devanahalli had an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 73% and female literacy was 58%. In Devanahalli, 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Devanahalli is just an hour's drive from Bangalore. There has been a growth of tourist traffic recently due to the impetus provided by the Bangalore International Airport.

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Devanahalli fort, spread over an area of 20 acres that includes twelve bastions is a magnificent reminder of the power that the ruling dynasties held since the 15th century.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bangaloretourism.org/Fort-Devanahalli-Fort.php|title=Devanahalli Fort & Venugopala Swamy Temple, Bangalore Rural, Karnataka}}

There are numerous temples within the fort with impeccable architecture. Of all the temples, the Venugopala Swami Temple is the most visited and the oldest. The courtyard is spacious. The walls of the temple depict various scenes from Ramayana and the pillars have beautiful statues carved on them. The temple is a protected monument under Archaeological Survey of India.

Nearby Siddhalingeshwara swami temple is equally popular. Chandramouleshwara temple, Koote Maramma temple, Chikkeray Anjaneya swamy temple, Nanjundeshwara temple, Veerabhadraswami temple, Ranganathaswamy temple, Kalamma temple, Raghavendraswamy matha, Mahantha Matha, Balagopala (old), Nagareshwara, Basaveshwara, Jain temples are other places of worship.{{cite web|author=Indrani |url=https://isharethese.com/temples-in-devanahalli-fort-town/ |title=i Share: Temples in Devanahalli |publisher=Isharethese.com |date=2008-05-23 |access-date=2013-08-18}}

There is a large pond known as Sarovara said to have been built by Deewan Purnaiah of Mysore kingdom and the Anjaneya in the Shrine near to it is called Sarovaranjaneya.

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Within the fort, there is the house in which Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan called home, where Tipu was born. There is a memorial now at the birthplace of Tipu Sultan little outside the fort.{{Cite web|url=http://www.karnataka.com/bangalore/devanahalli-fort/|title = Devanahalli Fort – A Fort Guarding Yesteryear's Grandeur|date = 15 January 2014}} It is about six feet tall with a pillared enclosure and square top and bears a stone tablet. It has an enclosure. The area called Khas Bagh, now contains many tamarind trees, a few mango trees, and a small dried pond. It was once an enchanting spot, being Tipu's private park.

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Kempegowda International Airport, which opened on 24 May 2008, is approximately {{convert|5|km}} south of Devanahalli. The terminal was designed to serve up to 12 million passengers per year, but has been expanded to cater to 15 million passengers. It can be reached from Devanahalli by heading south on NH 44 and taking the left exit on the trumpet interchange.

AirAsia India has its head office in the Alpha 3 building on the airport grounds.{{cite web|url=https://ir.airasia.com/newsroom/AirAsia_India_Statement.pdf|title=AirAsia_India_Statement.pdf|publisher=AirAsia India|date=2016-10-31|quote=Registered and Corporate Office Ground Floor, Alpha 3 Kempegowda International Airport Devanahalli, Bengaluru – 560300 Karnataka, India}}

The terminal 2 of KIA was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), a firm based in Chicago, United States.{{Cite web|url=https://www.som.com/news/soms-design-for-new-garden-terminal-at-kempegowda-international-airport-in-bengaluru-india-unveiled/|title=SOM’s Design for New Garden Terminal at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, India Unveiled|publisher=Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.som.com/projects/kempegowda-international-airport-bengaluru-terminal-2/|title=Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru – Terminal 2|publisher=Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2024/01/19/kempegowda-international-airport-som/|title=SOM designs "terminal in a garden" for Bangalore airport|publisher=Dezeen}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.archdaily.com/1012027/kempegowda-international-airport-bengaluru-skidmore-owings-and-merrill|title=Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill + Enter Projects Asia|publisher=ArchDaily}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.in/story/bengalurus-kempegowda-international-airport-t2-is-a-terminal-in-a-garden/#:~:text=Designed%20by%20Skidmore%2C%20Owings%20%26%20Merrill,%E2%80%9Cterminal%20in%20a%20garden%E2%80%9D.|title=Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport T2 is a ‘terminal in a garden’|publisher=Architectural Digest}} The terminal is spread over 255,000 square meters and is designed as a “terminal in a garden”.

File:Pillar in Someshwara Temple, Gangavaram.jpg|Details of Pillars of the Someshwara Temple, Gangavaram, Chowdappanahalli, Devanahalli, Bangalore Rural District{{cite book|last1=Rice|first1=Benjamin Lewis|title=Epigraphia Carnatica: Volume IX: Inscriptions in the Bangalore District|date=1894|publisher=Mysore Department of Archaeology|location=Mysore State, British India|url=https://archive.org/details/epigraphiacarnat09myso|access-date=14 July 2015}}

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• [https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Mar/25/rs-25k-cr-mega-rail-terminal-to-come-up-at-devanahalli Rs 2.5k cr mega rail terminal to come up at Devanahalli] The New Indian Express

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