Got bored with the ever repeating city life, and planning for a weekend one day tour from Bangalore?
There is Shivanasamudra for you.
Feel the fresh air, get exposed to bright sunlight, and enjoy the different shades of green as far as you could see.
Shivanasamudra is around 130 km from Bangalore and can be reached following two different routes.
Route-1: Following Bangalore Mysore highway, take left turn at Maddur and follow the Malavalli route.
Route-2: Following NH 209 (Kanakapura road).
At Shivanasamudra town Kaveri river splits into two streams and forms two gorgeous falls called Gaganachukki and Brachukki.
We will get the majestic views of the Gaganachukki falls from the viewing tower set up by the tourism department, but from a bit far.
Barachukki falls is a place where we can really have a lot of fun.
We need to climb down through steps cut in the rocks and through bushes.
If it’s monsoon time, you will have a feel of being in the middle of hundreds of streams coming down from heaven.
Taking the Coracle and go near the falls is fun and if the Coracle guy decides to entertain you with some swirls, it’s a bit frightening as well.
Taking bath under the falls is something everyone enjoys here but during monsoon months people are not allowed to go very near to the falls.
We can a have great view of the falls from a different angle near the “Darga Hazrath Mardane Gaib (Imam Ali)” which is around 5 to 6 km from the main parking lot.
Best Time to Visit: Through out the year, but if you want to see the falls at it’s ferocious best, visit during the monsoon months (June to August).
Where to eat: There is only limited options available nearby. Tender coconut and soft drinks are available with packed snacks.
Where to stay: There is hardly any options nearby the falls, but you can find a few options in Maddur.
Other Places of interest: We can take a slightly different route to the falls through, Kokkre bellur, a village known for the migratory birds. We need to take a left turn just before reaching Maddur and it’s around 12km from the highway.
Famous Hoysala temple at Somnathpur, known for the intricate stone carved sculptures is around 50 km from the Gaganachukki falls.
Another place worth exploring is the temples of Thalakkad on the banks of river Kaveri.
Great pictures!
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You a very good photographer.I’m glad that i discovered your blog.
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It’s so kind of you, Marius. This is a great platform to get to know each other.
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Fantastic series of images!
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Thanks a lot… 🙂
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Beautiful pictures!! I love waterfalls! A couple years ago when my husband and I went on a hiking trip to New Hampshire we hiked to a few waterfalls.
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Thanks a lot Bernice.
Hope you had a wonderful time then. Here in south India, during monsoon time, hundreds of waterfalls comes alive and it’s so beautiful, especially in Kerala.
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Sounds wonderful – except for the monsoon. 🙂
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Thank you for posting these photographs. We often get a very distorted idea of what India is really like. Photos such as yours bring a little more reality into our perception of your country.
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Hi Ben,
India is a place of extreme contrasts, people portray it as they like.
But one thing is for sure, It’s one place a photographer will be delighted to be, due to the diverse in culture and landscape.
Have a nice day.
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Looks beautiful, and so Green =-) Currently it’s white here =-)
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Yea I could guess it 🙂
I have seen it in your blog…
The combination of white and blue is so serene…
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Stunning photos!! 😀 Thanks for all the useful informations as well 🙂 Greets
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Thanks a lot Wolke.
I really appreciate your kind words 🙂
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so beautiful 🙂
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Thanks a lot Joshi 🙂
Have a nice day.
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Wow! The scenery is very beautiful. I wonder if some day I can visit the place.
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Yea, please put it in your list, nature is so diverse here in India.
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Such beauty…there is nothing like a natural scenery and people there to enjoy.
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Absolutely I agree, and this is one place where you can thoroughly enjoy, swimming, bathing and have a great time under the hundreds of small falls.
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Thank you for the info and the beautiful photographs. hope to visit this place some day 🙂
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Yes indeed, this place is just magical, But,as I mentioned, the timing is very important.
There is another waterfall in the same southern state of India, Called Jog Falls, that’s even better. I’ll post the images one day.
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I love your photography of your country and those round boats look like fun floating around such amazing looking waterfalls. Thanks to the visit to my blog too.
peace n abundance,
CheyAnne
http://www.cheyannesexton.etsy.com
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Thanks a lot for stopping by 🙂
Have a nice day.
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This is awesomely beautiful!
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I have been to this place 3 times but still feel like going there over a weekend 🙂
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I wish I had known of it during my frequent trips to Bangalore earlier..
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Best part is, if we could start early from either Mysore or Bangalore, we could explore 3 more places around Shivanasamudra and all are pretty different attractions too. Kokkare Bellur, Talakkad and Somnathpur.
I managed to explore all these places across different trips.
Next time you visit Bangalore you could think about it, and you will find enough birds to photograph too 🙂
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Will definitely keep in mind! 🙂
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A very nice place and captured so beautifully
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Happy to see that you liked it 🙂
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That is very beautiful. I wish I’d have known about this before I went to India! I’ll have to go there next time.
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Thanks a lot Jeff 🙂
Please let me know When you plan your next trip to India, may be I could suggest a few less traveled places in South.
Have a nice day.
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Stunning photos of a magical location Sreejith. Always wanted to go to Jog Falls but had not heard of these. They are definitely on my list of places to visit. Also have been to Somnathpur several times. Such amazing architecture and sculpture.
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Bangalore is the ideal place as a hub to explore south India.
If you can set aside a week to explore around Bangalore, there are some absolutely stunning places that could be covered.
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One thing I hope to see again is a village festival, like the one I went to at Kotalli. That was fascinating.
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Simply beautiful. The round woven “boats” are much like those I’ve seen in Vietnam. They are so interesting.
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Yea, these round boats are used in lakes for fishing and for tourists in some places…
It’s a bit tricky to get into these boats, as keeping balance here is really difficult while stepping in 🙂
But once you sit inside, you are almost at the same level as the water surface, which gives a great view of the things around and a different perspective…
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I can see why you made the trip, looks like a great place for photos.
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Absolutely… 🙂
I need to go there once again, better prepared 🙂
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Yes I can see a return visit is completely required 🙂
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I have always loved waterfalls. Great pictures. Thanks.
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Steve 🙂
This is one gorgeous place and during the monsoon months, there are hundreds of small falls along with the two major ones…
A must explore place, if you are coming down to Bangalore 🙂
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Oh, I’d love that. It’s just a matter of when. If I get there, maybe you can show me around.
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