Ramadevara Betta, Rest Place For Ram

History:
Ramadevara Betta (Hill) is a Hindu shrine rising more than 3000 feet at Ramanagara. Ramanagara is the district head quarter for Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India. It is believed that Pattabi Rama along with Sita had taken rest here on the way back to Ayodhya. There after the placed & district are named (Ram). The hill has Ram temple, Saptarishi betta (Rock formation like seven angels), Lord Siva, Anjaneya Temple. Naturally formed lake & view point will attract us a lot. Ram temple has monolithically formed god idles. Ram temple, a 1000 years old temple, builds by magadi chieftain

Journey:
Ramadevara Betta is about 50 Kms from Bangalore. On Mysore Road (SH17) to Ramanagara via Kumbalgodu, Bidadi, take a right after the Ramanagara welcome board to the hill, its 2 Kms from main road.

Experience:

We went by Bike, it took around 1 1/2 hour. We enjoyed driving from Bangalore to Ramanagara. The road is little bit traffic with heavy goods transportation. We can see Pepsi Bottling Factory, Wonder La, Innovative Film City, and Nithyananda Ashram.

Ramadevara betta is a famous hill spot, as said it has around 300 steps for climbing. The temple is good & clean. Recently they formed a trust & KSTDC has recognized the place as a holy place. Every year they celebrate a week festival here. Also came to know that famous bollywood pick Sholay was shot here only

Vandalur Zoo,

Experience:
Arignar Anna Zoological Park, also known as Vandalur Zoo, was the 1st public zoo founded in 1855. Zoo is spread over 1488 acres. The zoo has Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish, etc. White tiger, Aquarium, Elephant Safari, Electrical Van, Safari (Mini Van), Cycles are most attractive. We walked more than 3 hours to cover few of the places mentioned in zoo.

Journey:
My friend’s marriage in Chennai made us to plan for Chennai trip. We started to Chennai by afternoon and reached there by evening. We stayed in a hotel near by marriage hall, Purasavakkam. Chennai is around 350 Kms from Bangalore, Via Hosur, and Krishna Giri on NH7 and than to NH 46 via Vellore, and than to NH4 via Sriperumbudur. Vandalur zoo is about 38 kms from Purasavakkam. Vandalur is on NH45, Chennai to Chengalpattu Road, via thousand lights, Guindy, Airport, and Tambaram