Blogs from Kanakapura, Karnataka, India, Asia

How to reach there Chunchi falls is about 90 kms from Bangalore city. From Bangalore you have to go to Kanakapura. From Kanakapura you have to go on Sangama/ Mekedatu road. Before about 10 kms from Sangama you will find a signboard for chunchi falls to go towards left. After going for about 6 kms on rural road you will find chunchi falls. The Waterfall Chunchi fall is located on river Arkavati. The waterfall is nestled among the amazing ranges of rocks. You can park your vehicle in the open field there and walk inside the rocky area. The area is definitely risky and you will find some warning sign boards at the entrance. Initially you will find a straight cut way to walk down for about 300 meters. Then you will find a canal bridge. ... read more

How to reach there If you are going from Bangalore you have to first go to Kanakapura and then take the road going to Sangama/ Mekedatu. Although there are many busses to Kanakapura, there will be fewer busses to Mekedatu. It may be convenient to go by own vehicle. After going to Kanakapura you have to leave the highway at Kanakapura and take a left turn for Mekedatu. The road here looks like a narrow lane (although widened afterwards) and is not easily recognized. It is better to ask people there for confirmation. Once you get the road, you have to move straight without any confusion. Bangalore to Kanakapura 60kms, Kanakapura to Sangama 30+ Kms, Sangama to Mekedatu 4 kms, total around 100 Kms (one side). Sangama the Confluence of Rivers Sangama is the confluence of ... read more

How to reach there Trimurty temple is around 30 kms from Bangalore on Kanakapura road. If you are going from Banashankari temple, you have to go around 20 kms on National highway 209. However, you have to be vigilant to notice the temple at your left. The Trimurthy temple The temple is a combination of three temples, Ganesh, Hanuman and Srikrishna. There are huge statues of Ganesh, Hanuman and Srikrishna on easy of these temples. You can easily notice the three huge statues while going on Kanakapura road (NH 209). It is better that you go by your own vehicle, otherwise you have to try your luck on any Bangalore-Kanakapura bus. Apart from the huge attractive statues on the temples, the next beautiful attraction of the temple is the garden. The garden has beautiful grass l ... read more

How to reach Sangam Sangama is about 95 kms from bangalore, the place of confluence of two rivers – Arkavathi and Kaveri (Cauvery). Mekedatu is about 5 kms on the other side of the river. We had visited the place last year and liked much. Incidentally we visited the place again this year. However, the visit was still interesting. From Bangalore you have to go to Kanakapura and then take the road going to Sangama/ Mekedatu. I had gone there last year and given the route details in my previous article. Please refer http://freejournal.heliohost.org/freejournal/?/articles/2012/03/27/sangam-and-mekedatu.html Visiting Sangam again after a Year Last year when we visited Sangam, we visited Chunchi falls and could not get time for visiting Muthathi. This ... read more

How to go Muthathi from banglaore Muthathi is about 100 kms from Bangalore via kanakapura. You have to go to Kanakapura first (60+ kms), then from kanakapura to Sathanur (18 kms) on National highway 209, from Sathanur take a left turn to Muthathi (18 kms). Bheemeswari is 5 kms from Muthathi on Halagur Road. If you are coming from Mysore in Mallavalli road, you have to come to Halagur, from Halagur take a right turn to Bheemeshwari (20 kms), from Bheemeshwari further 5 kms to Muthathi. Busses are frequent upto Kanakapura, but less frequent from Sathanur to Muthathi. Although one may go by bus, it is better to go by own vehicle, because there are 2-3 picnic spots 2 –3 kms before Muthathi, where you can halt... read more

Heaven on earth...well almost.... is how i would describe Kothnoor. Been going there since i knee high to a grasshopper and have many many memories associated to many small things there. It was in Kothnoor that i first mastered the art of putting mummy to sleep during the afternoons and running away to play...Oh well...that's another story. Someone in The Kollegal Family got a brainwave to unite all the multifarious, diffused; siblings, progeny's etc...etc...under one roof. The Trip: Ravi and me (gladly) missed this part, but rest of them people had been to Talakad on a little pilgrimage. Raghu clearly got a chance to do some nice wildlife photography. Ravi and me left Bangalore by noon and picked up beer at the usual spot. I don't need to say it...we reached before them. Everyone enjoyed a ... read more