In Kannada Durga means Fort (also Goddess Amba). This being one of the nine such forts around Bangalore, is situated at a distance of around 50kms west of Bangalore near Magadi.

This is also the biggest monolith in Asia. The second being the monolith at Madhugiri (near Tumkur). Madhugiri has a Black-Buck sanctuary also. There are several routes in monolith at Sawana Durga, rising to the height of more than 1000ft, At the foothill there is a village by the same name and the forest around has been declared as Reserved forest and there is protected garden of the Herbs of medicinal interest.