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On reaching the foot hills, footwear is not allowed to trek the hillock. One has to go bear foot to trek the hillock. It is advisable to carry first aid cream, if you are trekking for the first time and have started trekking and especially you have more temperature in the climate. Ideal time to visit is between November - February. On the foot hills you will find Renuka Devi Temple and trek starts from there.
You will be flocked by curious army of monkeys from here. If you are carrying any pooja items / food items in a plastic cover, better be aware that it will be attacked by this army. You have concrete steps upto some extent and then starts the steep ascent with the steps carved out of rock. If you are lucky enough you can spot an White Eagle flying across this area. If not regular Kites can be seen flying across.
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One can have a spectacular view of the mountain ranges, awesome landscapes, rock formation from the top of the hillock and witness cold breeze giving a soothing effect and quench your tiredness.
After resting a while you can go further decend to Lord Revanasiddeshwara Cave Temple. Usually the Pooja is conducted at 11 AM and one had to wait for the darshan if you are inclined to see the pooja. If not you can ascend back to the top of the hillock, rest and descend back to the base.
After visiting the cave temple, we were back to the base and decided to land up at one more awesome place - Ramadevara Betta the Northern side of Ramanagaram and have our lunch there. We drove back to Ramangaram and then to Ramadevara Betta. We encroahed the Mantapa ( Porch) for having our lunch. All tiresome souls rested across each pillar at the Mantapa and finished our lunch. Next destination was visiting the temple before trekking to the top of the hillock.
It was an awesome place to trek behind the temple and one can ascend to the top of the hill through steps carved out of stone. This is a trecherous place, one should be careful while ascending and descending. Once you reach the summit, you can have a glimse of the mountain ranges covering Ramanagaram such as Revanasiddeshwara Betta, Rama Siddeshwara betta, Shivar-amagiri, Kaakasura Betta, Kapotagiri,
Atop the hillock you can view 5 rocks adjacent to each other, mythology says that 5 rishis who were meditating in this area, did not want to leave the serenity of Lord Rama, hence got converted to rocks as per their wishes. Hence you can see a faced shaped rocked next to it.
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Once we scaled the peak of Ramadevara Betta, we were off to Bidadi enroute to Bangalore. Our team wanted to have tatte idli and refreshments, hence camped next to the Tatte Idli Hotel next to Bidadi Police station. After hogging Tatte Idli, we were off once again to Bangalore. Our next stop was at Kengeri satellite Bus Stand, Anthony and Harish were seen off and later we dispersed at the end of our 1 day trek to Revanasiddeshwara Betta and Ramadevara Betta with fond memories to cherish.
Look forward to the next trek by the team.
Look forward to the next trek by the team.