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Devarayanadurga is a hill station near Tumkur 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 and an altitude of 3940 feet. It is also famous for Namada Chilume, a natural spring considered sacred and is also considered the origin of the Jayamangali river. Another famous temple in the area is the Mahalakshmi Temple at Goravanahalli.

Namdha Chilume is of about 8Kms distance from Tumkur and 62 to 65Kms from Bangalore. It is natural spring coming of the surface of the rock, situated near Devarayana Durga.During the period of Vanavasa Lord Rama,Lakshmana and Sitha were used to stay here as per history. When Lord Rama didn’t get water to apply Tilaka on his forehead, he shot an arrow into the rock then the water came out from the rock. That is why this place is called as Namadha Chilume.

This mutt is providing Education and free Hostel facility to poor children. In education they provide right from formal education to degree and also provide Medicine, Engineering professional courses to about 5,500 students. Sree Gosala Siddeshwara was the founder of this mutt. In the period of Dr. Sree Sree Shivakumar Swamiji this mutt was expanded largely and saw its extensive growth.This mutt is situated on Bangalore-Pune highway about 6Km from Tumkur, 65Km from Bangalore..