DAY FOUR 13th September 2016
At the entrance of the Northern hill of Badami a small neatly maintained Museum located. Just half an hour is sufficient to cover the museum so first we covered the museum and started to climb the hill.
At the entrance of the Northern hill of Badami a small neatly maintained Museum located. Just half an hour is sufficient to cover the museum so first we covered the museum and started to climb the hill.
Entrance of Northern Hill
Compared to the cave temples climbing the Northern hill is little bit tough task. Minimum one and half hour required to complete this but its worth to visit.
It does not cover in single frame
Agatsya Lake from Northern Hill
Badami Town View from the top
Well maintained Path
Some rebuilding works going on top of the hill
Construction workers depend upon this water to their work
Flag post
Badami KSRTC Bust stand from Norther top
After descending the Northern hill went back to the lodge, packed the luggage and decided to start our return journey via Gadag, Ranibennur & Shimoga. Night stay was planned at Ranibennur.
Religious procession
On the way back
Horse Carriage
Near By pass road fueled the bull and headed towards Gadag via Rona. It was around 1130hrs so we have decided to take our lunch brake at Rona or Gadag. On the way found nice Horse carriages.
Vegetable farming
Onion farming
Wind Mill
When we reached near Gadag found a small Hotel bearing a name board of ಲಿಂಗಾಯತರ ಖಾನಾವಳಿ (Lingayat Khanavali) when we esquire about meal a middle aged man came out from the hotel and told ರೋಟಿ ಊಟ (Roti meals) available. Its does not look like a hotel we can call it as a house. As soon as enter the hotel a lady was sitting behind the cash table.
Superb road
The man took us inside, a medium sized room kept with some tables and benches, a small girl was laying in the floor. We were very hungry ordered for lunch and got excellent lunch.
Lunch
Lunch Includes - Jowar Roti, Rice, Pickle, Peanut Chutney, Raw Tomato Chutney, Very Hot Split Chana Dal, Channa curry, Cabbage subzi, Sambar and Salad. He also explained the recipe.😎😎. It was around 1345hrs after chatting with locals continued our journey. The locals informed us that there may be a chances of Hartal in Karnataka state due to some Kaveri river issue. It made us to little worry.
Sheppard family
Wind mills are assembled here
Again Horse
As soon as cross Gadag town heavy formation of clouds in the sky, when we reach near the Mulgund heavy downpour started.
Marble factory
Basaveshwara Statue at Gadag
Around 1630hrs reached Bankapur junction and stopped for a tea brake, while having Girmit along with hot tea rerouted our plan due to Hartal.
Windmill
Close up (Transformer)
According to our new plan decided to take Sirsi route instead of Ranibennur. Because once we reached near NH66 then there is easy to come home of Hartal. So took diversion from Bankapur and headed towards Sirsi as per our plan night halt was Sirsi but we reached Sirsi around 1815hrs so decided to move further and reached Kumta by 200hrs and first filled fuel and took room on Panduranga International. Next morning 0500hrs left the room when we reached near Honnavar Highway was closed due to Gas tanker accident. Cops are very friendly they showed us a bypass route and we approached it and reached home by 1130hrs.
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