

Timings: Casual tour – 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Tuesday to Saturday (by appointment).Activities: Casual tour, guided tour, attending a private performance, attending an Informance.What a wonderful way to deep-dive into our country’s culture!

The campus is earthy, rustic, vibrant and full of soul. Nrityagram offers you a unique opportunity to experience the way dancers live, hone their skills and perform. This dance village was the brainchild of Protima Gauri, a noted Odissi dancer, and it came into being in 1990. Trivia: Tipu Sultan’s birthplace is close by, with the memorial at 150m towards the south-west of the fort.ĭid you know that Nrityagram is the first contemporary Gurukul dedicated to classical dance forms in India? You probably didn’t.Sprawled over 20 acres of land, the fort houses quite a few temples and is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. The fort was transformed into a stone structure during the late 18 th century by Hyder Ali and stands tall and proud to this day. It was originally a mud structure constructed by Chieftain Malla Byre Gowda, a vassal of the Vijayanagara Empire. A stunning blend of history, culture and architecture, the Devanahalli Fort is one of the top places for a one day trip from Bangalore.
