Devarayanadurga

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Devarayanadurga

| native_name =

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| other_name = Jadakanadurga

| nickname = Devarayanadurga

| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = Yoga_Narasimha_Temple_Devarayanadurga.JPG

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Devarayanadurga

| pushpin_map = India Karnataka

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India

| coordinates = {{coord|13.375|N|77.213|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Karnataka

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Tumkuru

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| government_type = Gram

| governing_body = Panchayat of Aregujjanahalli

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_rank = 69th:Tumakuru

| area_total_km2 = 2.3

| elevation_footnotes =

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| population_total = 219

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_rank = 174th:Tumakuru

| population_density_km2 = 95

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Kannada

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN CODE

| postal_code = 572 146

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| area_code = 0816

| registration_plate = KA-06

| website = {{URL|karnataka.gov.in}}

| iso_code = IN-KA

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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.{{cite web|title=Devarayanadurga Temple|url=http://www.karnataka.com/tumkur/devarayanadurga-temple/|access-date=7 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629212443/http://www.karnataka.com/tumkur/devarayanadurga-temple/|archive-date=29 June 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

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.{{Cite web|date=2016-12-21|title=Devarayanadurga{{!}} Devarayanadurga Temples{{!}} Trekking Devarayanadurga|url=https://www.karnataka.com/tumkur/devarayanadurga/|access-date=2020-06-19|website=Karnataka.com|language=en-US}}

Location

Devarayanadurga is located 15 kilometers (9 mi) from Tumakuru city and at an altitude of 3,940 feet,{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/217834/of-history-spirituality-natural-beauty.html | title=Of history, spirituality & natural beauty | date=9 January 2012 }} and about 73 kilometres (45 mi) from Bengaluru city, the capital of Karnataka.

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