Saavana Durga [ಸಾವನದುರ್ಗ]

Have scaled Saavana Durga [ಸಾವನದುರ್ಗ] thrice in the past :)

That was a breathtaking view (en route Magadi) . . .

View of Savana Durga (Route: Rama Nagara - > Saavana Durga).

Hoarding erected by the Dept. of Tourism, Govt. of Karnataka at Naayakana PaaLya.

Cactus on Savana-Durga !

How to reach Savana Durga?

There are 2 routes: Via Rama nagara (Bangalore - Mysore Highway) OR via Magadi.

Route 1 - via Rama nagara: Savana Durga is 26 kms from RamaNagara. Travel towards Magadi. Take a right turn at naayakan paaLya, which belongs to Hanchikuppe Village Panchaayat, and travel 4 kms further to reach Savana Durga.

Route 2 - via Magadi. There's a Lakshmi-Narasimha Swamy Temple here.

Meghane [ಮೇಘಾನೆ]

That was a long & a physically demanding Trek in the Sharavathi Valley.

View of 'Meghane' from a hill-top.

Have a closer look at the above pic & locate Meghane in it !

That's Meghane. Had been to Basavana Baayi [ಬಸವನ ಬಾಯಿ] (translated, it means Bull's Mouth) from there.

Frog in 'kalla marige' [ಕಲ್ಲ ಮರಿಗೆ] at the Lord Ganesha Temple at Basavana Baayi !

Lone Crusader !

This snap was taken on 23-Dec-2006 at dusk at Meghane [ಮೇಘಾನೆ] Hill top.

Meghane is a small hamlet, which lies between Kargal - Bhatkal link, Shimoga District in Karnataka.

The image depicts a thorny shrub basking in the glory of rays of Sun at dusk.

at Goodana Gundi Falls [ಗೂದನಗುಂಡಿ ಜಲಪಾತ]

This snap was taken on 25-Dec-2006 at Goodana Gundi Falls [ಗೂದನಗುಂಡಿ ಜಲಪಾತ], which lies some where between Kargal - Bhatkal link, Shimoga District in Karnataka . . .

These falls are untouched by civilization yet. So, we did not find plastic litter / broken liquor bottles at this place.

Thanks to mother nature for placing these falls at such a remote place, that it took a total of two and a half days of Trekking just to reach the place.

The image captures the serene beauty of Nature at its Best !