7 Iconinc Temples of Karnataka & 2 Waterfalls in just 2 Days
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This is a journey from Bangalore to the 7 most famous Temples in karnataka - Dhakshina kannada along with unique offbeat waterfalls and Mallalli falls in just 2 days!
Note: This 2 days travel plan is not suitable for Family, but can accomodate in 3-4days easily.
Here we go!!!
Day 1: 4am - Siganduru
The temple opens everyday at 3am, and visiting at that time is very sacred and very less crowded!
Try to reach this place at 3am, from wherever your planning to start. There are no public transports at this place during that time. So it’s better to plan own vehicle to make this plan perfect.
Day 1: 6am - Shri Bheemeshwara Temple & Waterfalls
This is an ancient cave temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located beside a waterfall and surrounded by the dense forest of the Western Ghats.
50km 1hr 30min from Siganduru, Till the temple vehicle will reach, but during rainy season roads are slippery and muddy, difficult to drive. From the main road 2km have to walk. Approximate 2-3hrs here.
Day 1: 10am - Kollur Shri Mookambika Devi Temple
50km 1hr 30min from Bheemeshwara, 1hr drive.
Kollur is a beautiful village located Peacefully at the foot of Kodachadri hills in Western ghats with banks of Souparnika river, The legendary goddess Shri Mookambika (Parvathy) is in the form of Swayambhu Lingam.
Day 1: 2pm - Sringeri
110km 3hr drive from Kolluru via Agumbe. Temple prasadha at Lunch.
Sringeri, in Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, is a hill town on the River Tunga, known for the Shree Sharada Devi temple, dedicated to learning and wisdom.
Day 1: 5pm - Horanadu
50km 1hr 30min drive from Sringeri via Kyathanamakki.
Located on the banks of the Bhadra River, the Horanadu Shree Annapoorneshwari Temple is surrounded by lush greenery and the Western Ghats, featuring several trekking trails.
Day 1: 9-10pm - Dharmasthala
100km, 3hr drive via Charmadi ghat. No Dharshan plan, but temple prasadha for dinner and stay.
Day 2: Early morning 6am Dharshan.
Dharmasthala, an 800-year-old temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, is a revered site in Karnataka, situated by the Nethravathi River in Dakshina Kannada district.
Day 2: 9am - Southadka
15km 30min drive.
Southadka, in Dakshina Kannda district, is a unique pilgrimage center where Lord Maha Ganapathi is situated in an open field without a temple structure. The site features numerous bells, offered by worshippers with special wishes.
Day 2: 11pm - Kukke Subramanya
5okm 1hr drive, Temple prasadha as lunch at 12.30pm.
The Subramanya temple in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, by the Kumardhara river, is known for Naga Dosha rituals and is dedicated to Subramanya. The iconic Kumaraparvatha trek is nearby.
Day 2: 3pm - Mallalli falls
50km 1hr 30min drive via Bisle ghat.
This falls located in the western ghats, Somwarpet range and driven by Kumaradhara River, The water from this river falls over 200 feet in two steps to give a spectacular view, This place is easily accessible by road.
Note: There are 600 steps to go near to waterfalls, which takes around 2-3hours to go and come back. but the waterfalls can be seen from the parking.
From here back to home. Leave around
There you go! you have completed most of the scenic roads of Karnataka.
NOTE : After kukke subramanya, instead of Mallalli falls, Patla betta and Bisle ghat can be explored based on interest and time.
“The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.”
My Travel Story
to this very tight scheduled perfect plan, with 1300 km in 50 hours! yet how we did it ?
1) 0 to 20% :-
It was our great and well-planned trip in a short time to visit these places, how it started was, Me and my friend just wanted to visit Dharmasthala Temple on a weekend, just visit and come back no more plans. It was a rainy day of September and after a tea and something, no need to explain what is that something!!.., I started a Whatsapp chat with the group, 5 guys were ready to join after a 4 hr of convincing, uff!! later I thought, after a long back we guys are going out and I want to make these 2 days more efficient and memorable. So made the above plan and we started on Friday evening by 5 pm after the office by my life partner Ford Ikon 1.6. yessss!!
Our plan is to reach Sigandhur by early morning 3 am and have first pooja, the same way we headed to Chitradurga and had our dinner later drove to Shivamogga and reached by 10.30 pm. We knew that the ferry service cannot be done overnight, so we took the complete journey on the road via Hosanagar, reached Sigandhur by 2 am.
It was just a few minutes after rainfall, and the cold breeze was so good and there were very fewer visitors that time who are already reached by evening or night, there is a restroom facility maintained by the temple which is clean and good, (if we keep the premises well & clean, that's a good discipline which we can donate to temple without a penny) later we got freshen up and went inside the temple by 3 am and had Dharshan came out by 4.30 am itself. Early morning Dharshan is something which cannot be explained, in fact its the most divine experience everyone should feel it. Later with a Tea on drizzling chilling weather next target Jog falls was our bucket list.
2) 20% to 40% (Still loading) :-
Sigandhur to Bheemeshwar temple and water falls is 50 km with 1 hr Drive, This place is very less known Hidden Paradise, You can search this place in Google! This place is 2 km inside the main road, With only accessible by 4x4, We reached around 6 am and took 2-3 hour to reach and come back to main road.
Kollur is a 55 km away from Bheemeshwar & our journey inside the forest and kodachadhri Ghat range when the sun is about to raise was extraordinary, that was one of the beautiful drives which I did in western ghats and took 2 hr to reach Kollur by 10am, we came out from the temple within 30 min as there was less crowd, had our breakfast and started towards Sringeri at 11pm.
3) 40% to 60% (Downloading) :-
After the powerful breakfast at Kollur, it was a time to climb in Agumbe, which is the highest rainfall area in Karnataka, Sringeri can be reached via Agumbe or Theertha halli from Kollur, we choose Agumbe to experience the beautiful view and curvy ghat roads, we reached Sringeri by 2 pm, Usually, these places will be less crowded in rainy seasons and So we had a Dharshan in less than 30 min here also.
We went to the river Tunga took a few photos and inquired the best routes to reach our next destination Horanadu.
Out of 5 guys, 3 were good drivers, its best to have at least 2 friends who can drive for these types of forest single roads, Horanadu is just 60 km from Sringeri, proper roads and directions are easy to find, we reached Horanadu by 6pm. The temple was crowded due to Ashada maasa, It took 2 hour for dharshan. Even we had Prasdaham (Free meals) at Horanadu too, it was our dinner! Thank you goddess Shree Annapoorneshwari!
So our plan is to reach Dharmasthala on Saturday night and yes, We had 100 km left to complete days journey. Keep in mind, Driving in these road later nights is not safe unless you have best experience! And of course we were travelling one of the difficult roads of Karnataka, which is Charmadi Ghat! Among Dakshina Kannada routes Charmadi Ghat is one of the most scenic and breath taken route, but we couldn't able to see anything because it was almost 9pm. 😁. Reached Dharmasthala by 12 am and took a room for 150 rupees only and next is good sleep.
4) 60% to 80% (Uploading) :-
Next day early morning we woke up, freshen up and started to stand in Q for Dharshan around 6.30 am, since it was Sunday the temple will be crowded even early morning also for Dharshan, it took 1.5 hours and we came out of the temple by 8 am, Since our bag was packed and kept in the car already and the car was waiting for us to go to the next destination Southadka Ganapathi temple which is just 20 km from Dharmasthala and 30 minutes.
After Dharshan at Southadka. We had breakfast and next was Kukke, which is 40 km from Southadka and 1 hour drive. Kukke Reached by 11 am.
5) 80% to 100% (Loading completed) :-
Dharshan at Kukke was a bit crowded and we came out of the temple after 2 hours of long Q even from special Dharshan ticket, Some times in order to see more places in less time, we have to choose special Dharshan to save time! Only if it is reasonable price!
Probably travelers had heard of Bisle ghat but very few had visited, as it was difficult to reach by that time with completely disaster roads! But now these roads are far far better than earlier and still construction going on, But all the vehicles can go in this road now! We started around 12 pm from Kukke and reached Bisle ghat view point which is just 25 km and 1 hr Drive, The western ghat views from this point and Trekking paradise Kumara parvatha view is unbelievable and must visit for all! advantage of this place is on the way to Mind blowing Mallali Falls from Kukke!
Bisle ghat to Mallali falls 25 km which is hardly 1 hr Drive, After spending an hour in Bisle we reached Mallali falls at 3 pm, Roads are in good condition! We spent 2 hours on the falls reaching half the way down only by steps and since we were tired, we didn’t make it till the bottom of the falls, as it was not out first time visit. After the light snacks at drizzling weather, straight drive to Bangalore via NH 75 in 6-7 hours, with light traffic. Reached home by 11 pm.
Our mission was accomplished finally, we were so tired but still had a wonderful feeling of visiting all these places in just 2 days, we drove through Kodachadhri Ghat, Agumbe Ghat, Charmadi Ghat, Bisle Ghat and much more scenic forests, hill station, crossed so many River belts, and much more…
Make use of this plan at least to cover few, everything is not possible when we were travelling with family and kids, With additional one day families can have best time.
But for adventurers, Driving lovers, Soulful travelers this is Heaven.
Have a safe journey! Always!
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