Hi Friends,
I'm back with another post after a Very Very long time....
Want to share my Trip to Chunchi Falls, Mekedhaat and Sangam....
After having a son in 2008 with a daughter I have in 2006....It was the first family trip we went for!!
Of course my complete family was not joined but it was only Me-my Wife and 2 kids who went for the trip...
Chunchi Falls:
The Chunchi falls is settled 90 km away from Bangalore city. It is 16 km before the Sangama and is located in the Kanakapura taluk.
The waterfall is cited among the amazing ranges of rocks on the banks of the River Arkavati. It is located on the way to Yelehalli from Sangam. One can reach to Chunchi falls from Kanakapura. The waterfall is in scenic settings and it offers eye catching panoramic views of the surroundings.
The waterfall has quicksilver flow of gleaming ripples and is placed in an exquisite rocky valley. It is surrounded by dense and green forests. The falls is a popular picnic spots.
Mekedatu and Sangam:
Mekedatu is a location along Kaveri in Kanakapura Taluk. Sangama is the place where Arkavati merges with Kaveri. From this point, about 3.5 kilometers downstream, the river Kaveri flows through a deep gorge so narrow that one would think that a goat can leap across it ('Mekedatu' means, 'goat's leap' in Kannada). But, it is not really so narrow and no goat in the World could cross that distance in a single leap. This place is about 90 km from Bangalore via Kanakapura.
The name comes from an incident which is believed to have witnessed by herdsmen in that area a long time ago. It is said that a goat being chased by a tiger made a desperate attempt to save its life by leaping from one side of the gorge and managed to cross over the raging river below, whereas the tiger did not attempt to replicate this feat, and abandoned the chase. The point where the goat leapt has widened since then from erosion caused by the river Cauvery.
There is also some mythological significance to this place (both Sangama and Mekedatu.) As per one version, the goat (meke) that is believed to have lept across the Kaveri was Lord Shiva in disguise. On both rocky precipices of the gorge, one can find strange holes, whose shapes resemble goats' hooves, though several times larger. It was thought that only divine goats could have marked their 'footprints' in such hard rocks.
Best Time to visit:
Post monsoon is the best time to see these 3 places. August to January is the best season.
Will try to post frequently from now…
Bye for now…..
Ravinder Puranam
