Avani Betta – Ancient Historical place of Ramayana Era on Hill-Top
Avani is a small village in the district of Mulabaagilu taluk in the Kolar district of Karnataka. Avani finds its historic importance in the epic Ramayana when Goddess Sita gave birth to Lava and Kusha. Lava and Kusha grew in the hermitage of sage Valmiki in Avani. This place is mainly famous for the Avani Betta which hosts wide variety of temples from Ramayana Era – Sita temple, Valmiki temple, Lava and Kusha temple, Pandavas temple, Ekanta Rama temple and many more. In this blog, I will be taking you all back to the Ramayana Era to give you some glimpses from the epic. We started off to this place at around 7:30 am in the morning from Bangalore on a Saturday. Once you are on the Bangalore-Tirupathi Highway you will find lot of restaurants on your left for a quick pit stop for breakfast. We stopped at Hotel Nandi Grand. After savouring a yummy breakfast, we then headed straight to Avani. After driving certain distance, even before reaching Kolar you will find a right turn which you