Exploring the Beauty of Nature - Part 2 (Kollegal B R Hills and K Gudi)

14th August 2016

Started the day with hot bed tea, today we have plenty of time because due to lack of time skipped the Mekedatu plan So left the room by 0630hrs and took breakfast and headed toward Shivanasamudra waterfalls which is just 18km from the Kollegal.

Bed Tea

Morning View

 Green Bull

Enjoyed  the morning ride with superb Village scenery and traffic also very less, on the way decided to visit Sugarcane filed so took diversion into the  inner road which took us to small house. After interacting with the locals and took some photographs and continued.

Inner road

 Bullock Cart

Sugarcane fields

Farm

Small House of the Lady

Sugarcane farm

Bridge near Shivanasamudra

One the way, near Shivanasamudra Hydro project we have  stopped  for a half an hour to enjoy the virgin nature and took some photographs. Some of the Tourists already occupied the place and enjoying. We took our motorcycles in to the old bridge which is parallel to the main bridge.

View from the top of the old Bridge

Old Bridge

Here we met a person who was fishing in the water, he uses a small cola bottle instead of fishing rod and uses "Kara boondi" (A spicy food) instead of earthworm, what an innovative idea.

Fishing

Kaara Boondi

Tourists enjoying

After taking some snaps headed towards Shivanasamudra Waterfalls,  around 0900hrs reached the entrance of the waterfalls, entry fee is Rs.10 per two wheeler. While we reach the entrance vehicles were already lined up. Once entered inside the gate one has to travel 1km inside the compound to reach waterfalls. First we climbed the watch tower near the falls. After clicking some snaps went to the Waterfalls sight.

En route to Shivanasamudra Waterfalls (Inside the main entrance)

Watch Tower

View from the Watch Tower

Parking at Shivanasamudra

Shivanasamudra Waterfalls

Close up view

Some more pic.

Due to rainy season waterfalls base gate was closed, one can enjoy only the scenic beauty of the waterfall and cannot get down to the falls. After spending an hour over there took a glass of sugarcane juice and headed toward our next destination i.e B R Hills.

Kollegal Kunagalli Road (En route to B R Hills)

It was around 1030hrs to reach B R Hills we have to go back to Kollegal town and from there there are two routes one is via Yelandur route it was 9km longer route but road due to main road it was good in shape. We intentionally avoid that route and took Kunnagalli route which goes between  superb scenery and some of extra ordinary villages. I called it extraordinary because I have never look such a village in earlier and these peoples are very very friendly, small houses, their life styles are really breeze to eyes.

 Lake on the way

Bullock Cart

Silkworm

On the way  Ashwith spot some thing was hanging near the little shed, he stopped the his bull when I reached there bad smell starts to hit. As soon as I reached Ashwith escaped from there due to the smell. While talking to the caretaker  about i,t he told that he is drying the silkworms and packed and sent to West Bengal there it was processed and  used as a  fish food. On the way got one more such a shed.

Ashwith at Sugarcane field

Line up

Landscape

Farmer

After passing few a kilometer a large sugarcane field found Ashwith jumped up and went inside the field because from the morning he is saying that he would like to get down into the sugarcane field. At the same time Karthik noted a bullock cart coming from the same side, he is very eager to take bullock cart ride, so he went back and manage to climb the bullock cart and the owner of the bullock cart give full controls to Karthik's hand for few meters.

Village Lady

Karthik in full Josh

Work in Progress

Road going through superb scenery

After crossing few villages joined the  Main road which comes through Yelandur, after riding few meters in the main road reached  a forest check post  there is no check for two wheeler so we went without stop. Once cross the check post superb tarmacked road took us into dense forest, it was wonderful experience enjoyed a lot. 

Main road Joins here (We gone through Village road)

 

B R Hills forest Check post

Above picture you can spot B R Temple

 Lake Near B R Hills

On the way near B R Hills there is a large beautiful lake found, we stopped for quick photographs and headed towards to B R Hills, we can spot the same Lake from top of the B R Hill. After passing the lake reached a junction, here we diverted to B R Temple and  the straight road goes to Chamarajanagara via K Gudi. Around 1130hrs reached B R Hill Temple and parked our Bulls at parking lot and went inside the temple. B R hills bus stand located at base of the hill all other heavy vehicles has to be parked near the bus stand  and only Two wheeler and LMV allowed to go upward. While climbing to the top we stopped at one of the view point and took some photos.

Another Lake on the way

Off Road fun around Lake

B R Hills Bus stand

 View from the View Point

Vehicle Parking

Entrance of the temple

 Inner View

After visiting the temple spent one hour just roaming  around the temple, the view from the top of the hill is really marvelous, whole B R T reserve forest visible from the top, and one can spot many lakes inside the forest.

Some more pictures

View from the Top of the B R Hills

Some more pictures

Road side Lake from the Hill Top

Again  in the name of God

Monkey Business

Queue

It was around 1300hrs so next programme was to fill our stomach and we were very hungry so just went down the hill and took simple but delicious meals at Hotel Giridarshini and headed towards our next destination i.e K Gudi it was just 18km from there.

Hotel Giridarshini

Lake on the way to K Gudi

From B R Hills junction we didn't stopped any where still K Gudi, it was very thick forest, road is also narrow and bad in some stretches. At last around 1500hrs reached forest office of K Gudi, while enquiring about the safari they told all tickets were sold out. They have only 3 Jeeps and there is no chance to get safari tickets. So we spent half an hour over there and returned back to Kollegal.

Inside K Gudi Reserve Forest

K Gudi Forest Office

K Gudi Surroundings

Lake in front of K Gudi forest office

Return Route

Sky

Village Road

On the way we have stopped in a small tea shop in one of the village, while interacting with the villagers we got many things, In this village nobody is bother about higher education and after high school  almost of all youngsters are busy with their farming. Here they grows Paddy, Sugarcane, Vegetable and lentils. A young men who goes to farm work will earn Rs.180 per day and women can get Rs.90 per day. Its very cheap compared to our area where these peoples are charging Rs. 500 to 700 per day.

Returning Home

When we reach near the Silkworm drying shed bad smell hit to start but now nobody was there only few dogs and  falcons were busy with eating the waste. When we reached near the Kollegal rain started slowly and around 1830hrs reached Kollegal and took the brake for the day.

Bullock Carts carrying Sand on Kollegala Mysore Road

Early morning 

15th August 2016

Whole India was busy with Celebrating 70th Independence day we wake up at early morning and vacated the room, it was around 0530hrs, as per our plan it was a simple return journey nothing special on the way, we had plenty of time so leisurely headed towards Mysore Via T Narasipura, one the way got some excellent morning snaps.

At T Narsipura Junction stopped for a cup of Tea and headed towards Mysore, when we reach near Megaravalli a small village on the way farmers were busy with their work so me and Karthik stopped to our bike to take some pictures.  After spending 20mintues we are again on the road. While crossing the streets of Megaravalli we saw Ashiwth was waiting for us in front of the Police station.

Reflection

We are also stopped there, the whole Police station was beautifully decorated it was ready for flag host, so we decided to participate and asked their permission. The Station Officer warmly welcomed us. First  a senior Policemen done Pooja titurals to Gandhiji's photo and flag after that Inspector hosted the flag. The rest of the troop headed by a Beautiful Lady ASI gave salute to the Flag.

Flag hosting at Megalapura Police Station 

Pooja rituals before flag host

After the flag host chocolates were distributed, and they requested us to take breakfast before moving off. After 10 minutes hot Pulav, Kesaribath and Tea was supplied.  They took utmost care of us they told us that we are their guest of the day so we have to take food first. After taking food they wished a happy and safe journey to us.

Lady ASI

One thing I would like to mention here that it was a entirely different experience to me. Because one thing I observed that the whole village treated this functions as their own function, because a girl who is studying at the school just opposite to police station put Rangoli in front of the Flag and a group of villagers decorated the main gate by banana plants, and after the flag host chocolates were  distributed in the school and some of villagers are taking breakfast at Police station. The entire scene I have never seen anywhere. It was only possible if a good mutual understanding persist between Police force and villagers.

School opposite to Police Station

Around 1000hrs reached Mysore, traffic was low due to Independence day vacation so decided to proceed on the Mysore town instead of ring road. At around 1300hrs reached Madikeri and tool lunch and 1630hrs reached home. 

Tail Pic......