N.H4, the National Highway from Bangalore which takes to Shivagange
The Gang is all set ;-)
NICE road (NANDI INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDOR ENTERPRISES Ltd road)
NICE, the promoters of BMIC which is a 4 to 6 lane highway that connects the two important cities of Bangalore and Mysore
The village road off-NH4 and a distant view of the hill (our target)
Another view
The Shivaganga Fort in the old city is built by the Nayaka Ruler in the 16th century
The fort comprises of a square Shivaganga tank and Brihadishvara temple.
The Temple
The square tank
The sculpture made on wall (rock)
The steps carved on rock
The Sculptures on the walls of small caves on the mountain
Nandi the auspicious bull
A very steep hill with two Shiva temples, one on the foot of the hill and second around 5 km uphill.
Particularly impressive are the views from the top of the hill
Place to watch for flora & fauna, bird watching & monkeys
Team taking a break in between
'Dare Devil' Bhushan in action. In spite of our repeated warning he took this route and a slip will cost him his life for sure. Crazy Bhushan
Not so daring Nara 'inaction' ;-) ...I was a bit scared to go till the tip of that rock
On an average it takes 2-2.5 hours to climb and 2 hours to get down
Almost rocky all around, with railings at some places to hold and climb the steep hill
There is also a natural spring between the two monolithic rocks.
View from the edge. To realize the depth, have a look at the picture closely and you can see two persons in the middle walking down.
The team on top. Out of 21, only 11 of us reached the top :-)
That's me trying my luck to reach on top :-)
It says: "Greenery is our Life"
The Team at the foot hills
Unlike other temples, apart from the spiritual part, Shivaganga is not that crowded and it is a good place for an average trekking experience.
Will get you the second set of images asap, which are not particularly about the place or my friends, but a few 'Insignificant' images ;-)
Till then take care
Thank You
Nara
