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Youngsters enjoying the surroundings of Devarayanadurga peak which is a beautiful hill station, off Bengaluru-Pune highway at Tumkur District.

Youngsters enjoying the surroundings of Devarayanadurga peak which is a beautiful hill station, off Bengaluru-Pune highway at Tumkur District.
| Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Bengaluru Central Division, has announced a new weekend temple tour package — ‘Bengaluru–Shivagange–Siddaganga Matha–Devarayanadurga–Goravanahalli–Vidhurashwatha–Ghati Subramanya,’ starting Saturday, July 26.

The one-day pilgrimage circuit, covering 277 km, will be operated on Saturdays and Sundays, using KSRTC’s Ashwamedha Classic buses. The tour includes visits to prominent temples such as the Sri Gangadhareshwara and Honnamma Devi temples at Shivagange, Sri Siddaganga Matha, Bhoga Narasimha temple at Devarayanadurga, Sri Mahalakshmi temple at Goravanahalli, Ashwatha Narayanaswamy temple at Vidhurashwatha, and ends at the famous Ghati Subramanya temple.

The tour begins at 6:30 a.m. from Bengaluru, and concludes by 8:00 p.m. on the same day. The fare is fixed at ₹650 for adults, and ₹500 for children aged 6 to 12 years. The package excludes entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

KSRTC has urged devotees and tourists to take advantage of the spiritual weekend getaway and book tickets through its official websites www.ksrtc.in or www.ksrtc.karnataka.gov.in.