National Highway 66 (NH 17) Mangalore to Karwar

National Highway 66 (17 early) is one of the finest route in Karnataka, this road is being widened due to over traffic, every snap will be a history for the future, people have so much love when they see the old album, and of course till today i have took more than a thousand shots, and is being found in many websites without copyright guilt and without courtesy for owner. As i said above every snap is valuable for future and would be helpful to compare the same place OR area in major changes.

Baindur

Baindur

Baindur

Paduvari

Paduvari

Paduvari

Paduvari

Shirur

Green valley National School Shiroor

 

Shirur

Shirur

Shirur

NH 66

Gunavante

Gunavante

Honnavara

Honnavara

Honnavara

Near Karki

Near Karki

Near Karki

Honnavara Taluk

Kumta

Kumta

Kumta

Near Gokarna

Gokarna, kumata, Uttara Kannada

Gokarna a walk-around

It's another photographers place where one can find a perfect streets with lot of saturation and natural contrast, Gokarna is a old city which might be exposed less for modernization both in building construction and it's culture, it's a good news too, Gokarna is a symbol of Karnataka Havyaka Culture, Gokarna Mhabaleshwara temple is administered by Sri Ramachandrapura Mata of hosanagara, as many places in Karnataka where Kannada people struggling with migrating people and this place is much exposed due to rich forest resources and it's beautiful places, hope at last this blog would provide a sense for outsiders to keep and encourage the Kannada Culture on exposing the Ancient culture in its better way, avoiding the barriers of intruders language and avoid exposing hippies in Gokarna OM beach would be enough to keep the city clean.

On the way to Gokarna

Gokarna Mhabaleshwara

Maha Ganapathi Temple Gokarna

Gokarna Streets

Gokarna

Goshala inside the temple

Gokarna Beach

Sunset timing

Gokarna OM beach

Gokarna evening

Ending the day at Gokarna

YANA, UTTARA KANNADA (KARWAR), KARNATAKA

Yana (Kannada: ಯಾಣ) is a village in the Kumta Taluk, Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India that is known for the unusual rock formations (Karst) or (Asteroid) in its vicinity. It is located in the Sahyadri mountain range of the Western Ghats, 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Sirsi, and 20 kilometers (12 mi) from Kumta.
Once you reach the Yana park your vehicle and you need to pay the parking fee here, you will see the cool-drink shop, have some water then start, you need to walk for another 2 Km approximately to see the gigantic rocks, once you are started definitely you will be getting sweat too much. Have some rest intermittently to burn your thirsty.we have not experienced the Leeches bite, as this was not a Monsoon season.
There is a temple of Ganga and Bairaveshwara in Yana which is below the rock.

How to reach Yaana

1. Bangalore - Shimoga - Sirsi
2. Yana is located between Sirsi and Kumta road.

3. If you are traveling from Sirsi it is around 40 Km away, you need to travel up to Katagala (Kathagala) before reaching Katagala you will find the deviation road to Yana. It is around 20 KM distance.
4. From Kumta it is 20 KM, as above mentioned you need to travel up to Katagala.
5. If you have your own vehicle then no problem, if you are travelling from public transport, this is a busy road you will get buses traveling between Sirsi and Kumta, get down at Katagala. From Katagala you need travel by 3 wheeler this will cost around 600 -/- Rs as of 2013 for up and down.
6. There is a bus facility to Yana, but it will be on its scheduled timings.

Near by places
1. Durga devi Temple, Devimane, Hence the name Devimane Ghat to Sirsi - kumta road.
2. A fabulous view of Western Ghats from Devimane ghat.

YANA

GANGA BAIRAVESWARA TEMPLE, YANA