Trekking - Avani Betta 16th Oct 2021

 Avani Betta trek 16th oct :

Avani has a century-old temple at the base and Sitadevi temple on the adjacent hill. Located around 80+ km from Bangalore on Kolar / Tirupati road. Excellant drive in the morning. The trek is not that hard as it has steps to climb. Overall May be 500+ steps and up and down around 4.5km. We covered this in 2Hrs, started around 730am from base and returned around 930am.

The place has its history dating back to the days of Ramayana. It is said that the Sage Valmiki's ashram was located on this hillock and was where the twin sons of Rama, Lava and Kusha were given birth by Sita. The cave, which is said to be the place where the twins were given birth is considered sacred now. But sadly now the cave is a huge ditch as some devotees who visit the place takes back a fistful of mud while leaving.