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| Fact
File: |
| Devara Betta
is located in Hosur district of Tamilnadu ,adjoining Anekal
in Karnataka. It lies south of Bangalore city around 50+kms
away. |
| How
to get there: |
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One can
reach Devarabetta via Anekal or via Harohalli on Kanakapura
road. From Harohalli take a left to maRaLavaDi from
where one should take the road to Tali . The shorter
route is from silk board . Drive down Hosur road and
then take a right to Anekal . After driving through
Anekal town and crossing the TN border, Devarabetta
is only a few kilometers away. Its approximately 45
kms from silk board junction.
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| Notes
on Bio-diversity: |
| Along with
other typical vegetation to this area is also home to
couple of varieties of orchids as well. A species of Habenaria,
Vanda along with others can be seen. |
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| Devara
Betta |
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| In Devarabetta,
as the name suggests there are 2 hillocks with a temple
at the top of one. Adjacent to these hillocks there are
quite a few opportunities for a rock climbing. One monolith
is around 80-90feet high with fairly easy climbs. |
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| To the west
and north of Devarabetta is the jungle with the vegetation
similar to Bannerghatta forest . The terrain consists
of low hills with the valleys having thick vegetation.
The forest continues as far as Rangaswami hills in the
west to Bannerghatta reserve in the north. There are also
a few waterholes which should provide oppurtunities for
watching the local wildlife. |
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