Devanahalli near Bengaluru is far more than an airport-side town or a peripheral urban settlement. Its fort, temples, inscriptions, sacred tanks, and living worship traditions preserve more than five centuries of Karnataka’s cultural heritage. The Sri Rukmini–Satyabhama Sametha Venugopalaswamy Temple reveals the depth of Vaishnavite devotion, Vijayanagara-era artistic influence, Dravidian architecture, and Ramayana narrative sculpture.…