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	== Nearby attractions ==		== Nearby attractions ==
	The hill is considered sacred due to presence of Panchamukhi (five faced) [[Shiva Linga]] and Asta Linga (Eight Lingas) on the top of the hill.<ref name=123Odisha>{{cite web\|title=Rayagada District: Introduction\|url=http://www.123orissa.com/exploreorissa/distinfo/raygada.asp\|website=123orissa.com\|accessdate=25 June 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626100718/http://www.123orissa.com/exploreorissa/distinfo/raygada.asp\|archive-date=26 June 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.odishafiles.com/2013/01/devagiri-religious-center-in-rayagada.html "Devagiri, a Religious Center in Rayagada, Odisha"]</ref><ref>[http://rayagada.nic.in/TOURISM2.htm "DEVAGIRI"] rayagada.nic.in</ref><ref>[http://orissa.oriyaonline.com/rayagada_places_of_interest.html "Places of Interest in Rayagada"] oriyaonline.com</ref><ref>[http://www.indiatourismecatalog.com/india_states_travel_guide/odisha/odisha_rayagada.html "Rayagada"] indiatourismecatalog</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=nxtnsT8CdZ4C~~&pg=PA266&lpg=PA266~~&dq=Devagiri+hill,+Rayagada&~~source~~=~~bl&ots=XRSdF8Y4ip&sig=GvbcaRRswKVye2334Q1vz5U-MeA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OpYjVdKSFsipuwTc8ICoDg&ved=0CDMQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=Devagiri%20hill%2C%20Rayagada&f=false~~ "Encyclopaedia of Tourism Resources in India, Volume 2"] Google books</ref><ref>[http://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2014/April-May/engpdf/102-105.pdf "Cultural heritage of undivided Koraput District"] Orissareview/2014/April–May</ref><ref>[http://www.nuaodisha.com/Article--Rayagada--The-Land-Of-Natural-Beauty.-2.aspx "Rayagada- The Land Of Natural Beauty- By Manoj Senapati"] nuaodisha.com</ref><ref>[http://www.tourism.gov.in/writereaddata/CMSPagePicture/file/marketresearch/Identified%20circuit%20for%20various%20states%20phase%202/new/OdishaII.pdf "Interim Report"Odisha"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102022849/http://tourism.gov.in/writereaddata/CMSPagePicture/file/marketresearch/Identified%20circuit%20for%20various%20states%20phase%202/new/OdishaII.pdf \|date=2 November 2013 }} tourism.gov.in</ref><ref name=Indiaonpage>{{cite web\|title=Rayagada district General information\|url=http://www.indiaonapage.com/India/Orissa/Rayagada/general-info.htm\|website=indiaonapage.com\|accessdate=25 June 2015}}</ref> There is a cave in the hill looking like two jaws.<ref>[http://www.odisha360.com/rayagada/devagiri "Devagiri"] odisha360.com</ref> There is one still undeciphered inscription which speaks of the antiquity of the place.<ref>[http://www.orissagateway.com/features/Travel_and_Tourism/Attractions/Hills/Devgiri_Hills/The_hill.html "Devgiri Hills"] orissagateway.com</ref> A Shiva Lingam is enshrined at the meeting of the two jaws. Regular bus services are available from Rayagada to K. Singpur and the sacred hill is close to K. Singpur.		The hill is considered sacred due to presence of Panchamukhi (five faced) [[Shiva Linga]] and Asta Linga (Eight Lingas) on the top of the hill.<ref name=123Odisha>{{cite web\|title=Rayagada District: Introduction\|url=http://www.123orissa.com/exploreorissa/distinfo/raygada.asp\|website=123orissa.com\|accessdate=25 June 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626100718/http://www.123orissa.com/exploreorissa/distinfo/raygada.asp\|archive-date=26 June 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.odishafiles.com/2013/01/devagiri-religious-center-in-rayagada.html \|title="Devagiri, a Religious Center in Rayagada, Odisha" \|access-date=6 April 2015 \|archive-date=24 September 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924054811/http://www.odishafiles.com/2013/01/devagiri-religious-center-in-rayagada.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://rayagada.nic.in/TOURISM2.htm "DEVAGIRI"] rayagada.nic.in</ref><ref>[http://orissa.oriyaonline.com/rayagada_places_of_interest.html "Places of Interest in Rayagada"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014065629/http://orissa.oriyaonline.com/rayagada_places_of_interest.html \|date=14 October 2013 }} oriyaonline.com</ref><ref>[http://www.indiatourismecatalog.com/india_states_travel_guide/odisha/odisha_rayagada.html "Rayagada"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054548/http://www.indiatourismecatalog.com/india_states_travel_guide/odisha/odisha_rayagada.html \|date=4 March 2016 }} indiatourismecatalog</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=nxtnsT8CdZ4C&dq=Devagiri+hill%2C+Rayagada&pg=PA266 "Encyclopaedia of Tourism Resources in India, Volume 2"] Google books</ref><ref>[http://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2014/April-May/engpdf/102-105.pdf "Cultural heritage of undivided Koraput District"] Orissareview/2014/April–May</ref><ref>[http://www.nuaodisha.com/Article--Rayagada--The-Land-Of-Natural-Beauty.-2.aspx "Rayagada- The Land Of Natural Beauty- By Manoj Senapati"] nuaodisha.com</ref><ref>[http://www.tourism.gov.in/writereaddata/CMSPagePicture/file/marketresearch/Identified%20circuit%20for%20various%20states%20phase%202/new/OdishaII.pdf "Interim Report"Odisha"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102022849/http://tourism.gov.in/writereaddata/CMSPagePicture/file/marketresearch/Identified%20circuit%20for%20various%20states%20phase%202/new/OdishaII.pdf \|date=2 November 2013 }} tourism.gov.in</ref><ref name=Indiaonpage>{{cite web\|title=Rayagada district General information\|url=http://www.indiaonapage.com/India/Orissa/Rayagada/general-info.htm\|website=indiaonapage.com\|accessdate=25 June 2015\|archive-date=24 September 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045041/http://www.indiaonapage.com/India/Orissa/Rayagada/general-info.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref> There is a cave in the hill looking like two jaws.<ref>[http://www.odisha360.com/rayagada/devagiri "Devagiri"] odisha360.com</ref> There is one still undeciphered inscription which speaks of the antiquity of the place.<ref>[http://www.orissagateway.com/features/Travel_and_Tourism/Attractions/Hills/Devgiri_Hills/The_hill.html "Devgiri Hills"] orissagateway.com</ref> A Shiva Lingam is enshrined at the meeting of the two jaws. Regular bus services are available from Rayagada to K. Singpur and the sacred hill is close to K. Singpur.
	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

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| location = [[Rayagada district, Odisha]], India
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'''Devagiri hill''' rises to a height of {{convert|120.2|meters}} and is {{cvt|50|km}} from [[Rayagada, Odisha]], India. Unlike other hills, the top of the hill is a rectangular platform. The 476 steps with which one can reach the top are another unique feature of the hill. At the top of the hill, there are perennial poles of water called Ganga, [[Yamuna river|Yamuna]], [[Sarasvati river|Saraswati]], [[Bhargavi river|Bhargavi]] and Indradyumna Lake.

== Nearby attractions ==
The hill is considered sacred due to presence of Panchamukhi (five faced) [[Shiva Linga]] and Asta Linga (Eight Lingas) on the top of the hill.<ref name=123Odisha>{{cite web|title=Rayagada District: Introduction|url=http://www.123orissa.com/exploreorissa/distinfo/raygada.asp|website=123orissa.com|accessdate=25 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626100718/http://www.123orissa.com/exploreorissa/distinfo/raygada.asp|archive-date=26 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.odishafiles.com/2013/01/devagiri-religious-center-in-rayagada.html "Devagiri, a Religious Center in Rayagada, Odisha"]</ref><ref>[http://rayagada.nic.in/TOURISM2.htm "DEVAGIRI"] rayagada.nic.in</ref><ref>[http://orissa.oriyaonline.com/rayagada_places_of_interest.html "Places of Interest in Rayagada"] oriyaonline.com</ref><ref>[http://www.indiatourismecatalog.com/india_states_travel_guide/odisha/odisha_rayagada.html "Rayagada"] indiatourismecatalog</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=nxtnsT8CdZ4C&pg=PA266&lpg=PA266&dq=Devagiri+hill,+Rayagada&source=bl&ots=XRSdF8Y4ip&sig=GvbcaRRswKVye2334Q1vz5U-MeA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OpYjVdKSFsipuwTc8ICoDg&ved=0CDMQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=Devagiri%20hill%2C%20Rayagada&f=false "Encyclopaedia of Tourism Resources in India, Volume 2"] Google books</ref><ref>[http://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2014/April-May/engpdf/102-105.pdf "Cultural heritage of undivided Koraput District"] Orissareview/2014/April–May</ref><ref>[http://www.nuaodisha.com/Article--Rayagada--The-Land-Of-Natural-Beauty.-2.aspx "Rayagada- The Land Of Natural Beauty- By Manoj Senapati"] nuaodisha.com</ref><ref>[http://www.tourism.gov.in/writereaddata/CMSPagePicture/file/marketresearch/Identified%20circuit%20for%20various%20states%20phase%202/new/OdishaII.pdf "Interim Report"Odisha"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102022849/http://tourism.gov.in/writereaddata/CMSPagePicture/file/marketresearch/Identified%20circuit%20for%20various%20states%20phase%202/new/OdishaII.pdf |date=2 November 2013 }} tourism.gov.in</ref><ref name=Indiaonpage>{{cite web|title=Rayagada district General information|url=http://www.indiaonapage.com/India/Orissa/Rayagada/general-info.htm|website=indiaonapage.com|accessdate=25 June 2015}}</ref> There is a cave in the hill looking like two jaws.<ref>[http://www.odisha360.com/rayagada/devagiri "Devagiri"] odisha360.com</ref> There is one still undeciphered inscription which speaks of the antiquity of the place.<ref>[http://www.orissagateway.com/features/Travel_and_Tourism/Attractions/Hills/Devgiri_Hills/The_hill.html "Devgiri Hills"] orissagateway.com</ref> A Shiva Lingam is enshrined at the meeting of the two jaws. Regular bus services are available from Rayagada to K. Singpur and the sacred hill is close to K. Singpur.
==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.oddistricts.nic.in/district_home.php?did=rgd// Official website of Rayagada district]

[[Category:Hills of Odisha]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Odisha]]
[[Category:Rayagada district]]

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Devagiri hill - Revision history

DrusillaSchuster: improved formatting further and improved wording

>Alienautic at 17:01, 14 July 2021