Trip to Badami - Part 5 (Northern Hill and Return Journey)

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. 

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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