Arsikere Head Post Office: July 2012

Sunday, July 29, 2012

SIGANDUR

Sigandur has a small
Chowdeshwari temple, but very famous and
powerful. This place is nearer to Jog falls as
well, near Sagar. Sigandur is just around 25
kms from Sagar. We reach one bank of the
Sharavati backwaters. The place is very
picturesque and scenic. You wont get tired of
capturing photos here. And travelling to the
other bank, where the temple is located is
much more fun, since we need to go in the
launch here. And they charge just 2 Rs per
head and 5 Rs per vehicle. There are two
launches. They leave every 15 minutes or so.
And it is worth it. If you want to go through
road only to Sigandur, you need to take a
much more longer trip. The last trip of these
launches is around 6 pm. So if you need to go
after 6, you need to take a different route
towards Nittur from Sagar.Sagar is around 70
kms from Shimoga.

New year 2011

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Unchalli falls

Unchalli falls, which
is very famous among the localites, but
unknown to many from other parts of
Karnataka. You need to take a right at SH 48
from siddapur, to go to the Unchalli village.
Keep on asking the localites for the routes and
they will guide you properly. there are many
signboards as well. You need to walk half a
kilometer from the parking area to reach
Unchalli view point. The waterfalls look
magnificent from the view point. You can see
the falls in the opposite mountain. It starts like
a small stream and gets widened as it reaches
the foot of the falls. It is also known as
'Keppajoga', since you can't hear each others
words when it is in full force, during rainy
season. The falls makes such a roaring sound,
which is rare.

Yaana

Yana or Yaana is a village in the Uttara
Kannada district of Karnataka, India that is
known for the unusual rock formations in its
vicinity. It is located in the Sahyadri mountain
range of the Western Ghats, about
60 kilometres (37 mi) from Karwar port,
40 kilometres (25 mi) from Sirsi, and
20 kilometres (12 mi) from Kumta. The two
unique rock outcrops near the village are a
tourist attraction and a place for trekking,
easily approachable by a small trek through
0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) of thick forests from
the nearest road head.