Namada Chilume, Rama's source of water during exile and the other attractions around it | karnataka

Large numbers of devotees gather for celebrating Brahmarathotsava in Karnataka. The Lakshmi-Narasimha Swamy Temple on the edge of a huge rock formation in Devarayanadurga. The temple is located at the lowest elevation in the Hill station in Tumkur. The freshwater spring from a rock surface called Namada Chilume is one of many tourist attractions in Tumkur. "Namada Chilume is a place located around 8km from Devarayana Durga. Namada Chilume is a natural spring of Tilaka or Nama. The Tilaka or Pundraka is a mark on the forehead with sandalwood paste or any colored vermilion as a ritual as per the Hindu culture. The spring is located at the base of the hill on the road to Tumkur. ccording to legends, Lord Rama, during his exile in the forest or the Vanvasa, halted at this place on his way to Lanka. The story says that Lord Rama wanted to apply Nama on his forehead, but since he didn’t find water anywhere, he shot an arrow into the ground and the spring opened from underground. That is how the name go derived from the place – Namada Chelume (Rama-namada Chilume) which means spring of Tilaka." - Karnataka(dot)com This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion, Full HD, HDCAM 1080i High Definition, Alexa and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube www.youtube.com/wildfilmsindia for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience. Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and [email protected] To SUBSCRIBE click the below link: www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=WildFilmsIndia Like & Follow Us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/WildernessFilmsIndiaLimited Website: www.wildfilmsindia.com