TRIP TO KANNUR and MANGALORE

this is how I travelled , 30-31-dec 2016 - year end beach

sleeper bus from bangalore to kannur  , around 8 hrs

every hour train seater from kannur to mangalore  3 hrs

sleeper bus mangalore to bangalore  around 8hrs

morning reached at 5 AM , took lodge  close to bus stand ,,..

saw  1 or 2  -- 3 star hotels but expensive and AC  so I avoided and took lodge .

not very good hotels  other than near to railwaystation taj hotel  for good quality food FISH FISH And FISH ...

fyi ,
in kerala -- you need dhothi and remove shirt to enter temple , else (men) you are not allowed  women with modern clothing not allowed inside temples .

Kannur temple   -- then beach  was crowed
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kannur temple and again beach  drive-in beach  was totally full of snails and empty beach expect few cars

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kannur to mangalore  train journey was good seen ,

mangalore beach -  beach festival + kite festival .
panumbur beach
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TRIP TO KOLLI HILLS TAMILNADU SKY FALLS - AKASHA GANGAI

car drive from bangalore hosur to krishnagiri to dharmapuri to salem to rasipuram to kolli hills .

be ready for toll fees

Roads are too good , Need Guts to take your car up there  1300 Mts above sealevel . it simply means 70 pin bends  going up . only experience drivers ....

you need to reach the palce called semmedu  to lodge and dine .


if you want to think again , then you need to try easy route up to 1300 mts hill via , thammapatti  near salem . ( I have not been yet)

you need to reach early and to the place called semmedu . to locate a good lodge or hotel .

I stayed to  a good lodge some where far away from the main road :)

this is not yet a commercial place .  be ready to eat only in one best hotel in that area .

called vasanthamalikai hotel .


its better you know atleast speak tamil . makes your life easy .

its a kind of tamilnadu remote village visit   but packed with loads of natural beauty .

Bath in  ,
1000 steps to climb down --- ( underline and bold) keep your elders and kids in mind before planning )

its worth the climb

Akash Ganga  falls

and

Massila falls

visit to
aarapaleeswaran temple

and

8hand amma temple .


ultimate --  many , many mountain view points

organic food

lots of villagers

village life .

clean and neat roads

roads and roads  of kolli hills

herbs and herbs of kolli hills



Best wishes ,

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Trip to Bhoo Varahaswamy Temple , how to visit kalhalli Varahaswamy temple

Too good place to visit from bangalore ..

the temple is visited/ said to get rid of all you land(bhoomi) related problems ..

river side temple + forest temple in between river ( I did not visit / not allowed right now) , still under construction ..

vist here is the real village touch and feel the life of villagers ..

I had taken train from bangalore to pandavapura 4.50AM --> rs38

bus from pandavapura to temple door step 25/-,, there is only one bus from mysore to this place 9.00AM you need to catch this else take share auto from

pandavapura to chikkaxxx (shared auto)

booknakere to temple mainroad (shared auto)

temple mainroad to temple 2kms(walkable)(shared auto)

return trip :

same kstrc bus starts at 4.30 PM to mysore

else take a share auto from here to kr pet main bus stop .

you may take a bus to pandavapura raliway station or sriranganapatana ksrtc busstop and take a bus to bangalore .

Enjoy ,..

very few visitos hence holds all village life style till date 21 aug 2011

private transport is better ..car van bus mini bus ..

no hotels/shops  at this temple no sanitation , no pooja at main statue .. 

villagers sell few pooja items at the door step people

advised to return from this place before dawn (6PM) .. very poor street lights ,

roads are too good ., except few strech 400mts .. mud road ..

if you have gone through this post ,, please mark/post  some comment this would encorage me to write more ...

Prabhakar.A

prabhakar_asdf@yahoo.co.in

Bhoo Varahaswamy Temple is located in a tiny village named Kalhalli on the banks of river Hemavati. This is one of the prominent places near Mysore.  The temple is is dedicated to the third incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the Varahaswamy or the wild Boar form.The deity is supposed to have mysterious powers.The idol is 18 feet tall, is monolith made of grey stone.  The god is in a sitting pose with goddess Bhoodevi seated on his left lap.

History: The temple is said to be more than 2500 years.It is also called punyakshetra or holy region where Great sage Gautama performed penance.According to legend king Veera Ballala while he was hunting he got lost in this forest .while he was resting under a tree he saw a unique thing happening in front of his eyes a hunting dog was chasing a rabbit, when they reached a particular spot, the rabbit turned back and started chasing the dog.

Looking at this strange event the king new there was some magical powers in that place.  He dug up the place and he found the diety of Pralaya Varahaswamy hidden under the layers of earth.  The king then built a temple and offered prayers everyday.  Even today you can see the temple which has weathered severe floods and storm to tell the tale.
The river Hemavati flows graciously beside the temple.Though the river appears calm there are strong undercurrents which prevents people from swimming here.  In fact the dept of the river in the centre even till today is not known.During monsoon the water level reaches the temple wall and submerges the adjoining areas.  When the water recedes during the months of April or May "Varaha Jayanthi" is celebrated, it is an annual fair.
How to get there: It is on Bangalore Mysore Highway. The village is 32 kms from Pandupura which comes under KR Pet taluk of Mandya district. KalhaliiGangikere is the nearest bus stop for KSRTC buses and Kalhalli is 2kms from here.