Shivanasamudra-Short trip

Trip Route: Bangalore-Malavalli-Shivanasamudra-back to Bangalore

Travel Mode: Car owned

Travel Distance:250 KMS

Trip Date: 22nd, & 23rd  Dec 2012

Team: Badboyz Guys Include Techz, Giri, Jack, Saske, & Chandu

Summary of Trip:

During Night

This was planned prior to one week when we were at my home. I went to my native on 21st Dec 2012 but jack repeatedly called me for this trip and he was one, who sponsored this trip. We loved it too. I came to bangalore on 22nd, on the night we  left city . we picked everyone and left by 9PM.ht  We planned of having drinks during midnight. As per plan, we bought drinks along with required items for the camp. we didn't have fire over there. It was just parting at place near to Jack Native place. We reached to the spot by 12 midnight. We had been there till 1AM. Then came back to jacks home and had slept off.

Enjoying At Kaveri River

We woke up and had freshened up. We went to Malavalli Town where we purchased chicken as Its Jack to give chicken to "Adi Maramma God" which is located near shivanasamudra and on bank of Kaveri River.  We had break fast at town and left by 9AM. We reached temple by 10AM. Before doing poojas, we went to Kaveri River where we had bathed. We swam and enjoyed in water. It was chilling experience. Myself and Jack came to temple to offer chicken to God. After this offered, We took chicken to bank of river where other friends were busy with preparation of chicken sambar and rice as well. Giri is good at cooking chicken. Myself and Jack were busy with cleaning  chicken meat. but Eagles were attacking us for the meat, however we managed it.  He prepared sambar and chicken curry.

Dam at Kaveri River

Giri and Jack preparing Cook

we were all so hungry as time was about 4PM in the afternoon. chicken and food was ready and we had it enough. we put back all items we took from jacks home. We started moving bangalore. we have seen dam path where we could cross with wetting our leg palms. water was just flowing on it very less. It was built across kaveri river. We started crossing the line. We went to half of dam but police(he was at opposite gate) was informing us that return back but we didn't listen to him. we went to gate but police didn't allow us. we begged him almost for 30 mins . however we managed to escape from them and reached to main road. we took car and started moving to bangalore.we came back to bangalore at 10PM in the night after having tea near Kanakapura . This was good experiencing journey. 

Thanks to Jack for this arrangement

Cheers
Techz

Tadiyandmol Trek at Madikeri

Trip Route: Bangalore-Mysore-Virazpet-Kakkabbe-Tadiyandmol-Madikeri-Kushalanagar-Back Bangalore

Travel Mode: Mini Bus hired

Travel Distance:800 KMS

Trip Date: 1st-2nd Dec 2012

Team: Ujjivan Employees, 17 People

Summary of Trip:

Well, this trip has planned for almost 15 days prior to execution. We had together of 17 guys, started our journey @ Koramangala, Bangalore on 1st  Dec 2012 at night at around 11PM. Everybody was picked up and started moving towards Mysore, Everybody was buzzing, dancing and Cheering off course. We reached to Virazpet at around 6AM in the next morning, we gotta some confusions over the route, Routes were very bad in the Virazoet dt. I would suggest not to travel the route towards Virazpet as it has pathetic roads in 2010. Take towards from madikeri town towards virazpet. We Reached to Tadiyandmol Base At 10AM after having break fast. Tadiyandmol is second tallest hill in Karnataka, India. you need to go to Aramane where you can start the trekking , No guide or permission is required. Only you need to go till Aramane(Palace) is important through forest curves of roads. 

Trekking with team

Everybody was busy in starting the trek. We kept moving towards hills, It was too hiky roads. you will get tired usually , it is easy-moderate path. After 3KMs, you will have to trek difficult -moderate trek path through hills. Hills were very beautiful. Everybody was so tried in hiking hills. for every 30Mts, everybody was was taking  rest and used to seat. however we manage to  top of hills in 4 hrs. Top of hills was looking awesome.  we moved back from top to base in 2 hrs. Then we moved back to Madikeri town where we had evening lunch and had a time pass @ Raja seat. We planned of doing night camp at one of friends house at Kushalanagar. We had drinks and food during the night camp. 

On the next morning , we bathed at Kaveri Nagar. We went to Goldan Temple and then moved to Dubare Forest where we did rafting. It was very nice fun and having swim at Kaveri River was kind of new experience over there. We swam and enjoyed a lot in water. We went to Kaveri Nisarga Dama where we had felt good in the evening but we didn't have time to spend much time there. We Started moving towards bangalore. On the way , we had evening lunch/dinner at Daba. Everybody was so tired and reached to Bangalore at around !2PM.However, this has memorable one.

Cheers

Techz

MullayanGiri-Kemunagundi Trekking

Trip Route: Bangalore-Chikkamagalore-Mullayanagiri-Kemmangundi-Murudeshwara-Bangalore

Travel Mode: TT hired

Travel Distance:1300KMS

Trip Date: 4-5th Dec 2010

Team: Ujjivan Employees, 14 People

Summary of Trip:

MullayanaGiri Falls

Team @ Hills

Well, this has planned trip with all our colleagues. We choose Mullayanagiri for Trekking. We started our journey from Koramangala at around 10PM in the night on 3rd Dec 2010. Myself, Kumar and other Ujjivan colleagues were added in the trip. We had nitght journey from Bangalore to Chikkamagalore. We had had drinks through out the night with rocking songs.We reached Chikkamagalore on next day morning around 6AM , i was buzzed a lot and making so fun  with friends. We all went to Top hills of Mullayanagiri, Hills were looking like heaven in the morning mist. We liked hills like ourselves. We thought of doing trek at hills, but we were not able to do trek as we did not have proper guide. We planned of trek at Kemmungundi hills. So we moved to Kemmungundi hills where we had lunch. we started trekking over there. We trekked almost 10Kms from hills to Falls. We reached falls called Habbe which was looking excellent, I think that is most beautiful falls ever seen till then. We were being watered each other. We started our trek back from falls to hills but time was about 8PM in the night. Forest was too blacky. we were not able to see any things near by us. we though of doing night trek but we didn't have lights and also one of team mates was being injured hence we hired jeep to reach hills.  We reached hills at around 9PM there we had planned of night journey to Murudeshwara Beach next day.

Habbe Falls

Team @ Habbe Falls

On the way, we got restaurant where we had lot of drinks and foods. we danced and enjoyed lot. We were worried about Driver as he was too slow in driving and not co-operating with us. I guess Driver is most important for any successful and enjoyable trip. We reached Murudeshwar on next day morning . we had break fast then started our play in the beach, We played like anything.

Murudeshwara Beach

We played "Kabbadi" on the beach which was very interesting . Offcourse i did good performance. We had nice lunch with fishes and Non veg in the afternoon. We left the place by around 4PM to reach Bangalore early in the next morning. We went to Jog Falls at around 7PM but we couldn't see falls as it was too dark. We reached Sagara at around 9PM where we had dinner with again party. It was like different experience. In this trip, we enjoyed lot of food and drinks. We  left Sagara and reached Bangalore on the next day morning at around 8AM but it was too late as driver didn't drive properly.However, we reached Bangalore with safety

Cheers
Techz

Short Trip-Gaganachukki Falls Jacks Native Place

Date of Travel: 11-July-2012

This Trip is kind of a different experience I had ever in my life. Jack, who's one of my best friends invited us for lunch (off course with drinks) . On Sunday 11-July-2012, we decided to start our journey by bike. It was raining by drops , It was about 6AM in the morning. We were travelling through rain which was amazing, We reached near to Kanakapura where we had snacks. We were moving in the beautiful nature and amazing rain I ever had.

Near Lake

Kanakapura Main Rd

Then we started our journey from falls to jack's village for lunch. We were riding bike through forest with lot of buzz. We were speeding and thrilling our moments. We went to Jack's Home where we had lunch ( Ragi Ball, Chicken, Rice) Offcourse Lunch was nice.  Then  time was about 4PM in the afternoon. we started our journey from village to Bangalore. We had been travelling through rain itself. We came to Bangalore at around 7PM in the evening on the same day.

Techz At Falls

Mystical Munnar Journey

Date of Travel: 19-20th Nov 2011

Yes, this was almost planned for 2 months prior to schedule. I finally did with everybody's co-operation and understanding and managed cost and time in planned way. Well, we started our journey @ Bommanhalli, Bangalore at around 11PM in the night on 19th Nov 2011. We had traveled throughout night to Coimbatore where we planned to visit palakkad hills and falls. We had morning walk around palakkad hills and nice break fast we had together. We brought break fast from bangalore iteself. There was falls Kovai Kuttralam Falls looking beautiful.

Kovai Kuttralam Falls

We walked through forest to reach falls. We cheered, danced and enjoyed like anything in falls. We were playing waterball game in the falls but unfortunately palm of leg was injured  to Murugesh (Difin's Friend ) by piece of glass lying there. We left the falls by around 1PM to reach the Dhoni Hills for trekking. We had lunch at around 2PM at coimbatore and reached to Dhoni Hills at around 3:30PM unfortunately,we got to know that there was restirction to entry into Dhoni Hills beyond 3PM so we had upset but not to waste time we had Plan"B" thus we went to Palakkad city Fort. There was called HyderAli Fort very beautiful and largest fort too. 

Palakkad Fort

We took nice snaps at fort and came to park where we had small talks and then went inside City. Myself, Jack and Suresh had drinks at Bar which we searched for about 1KMs. Then we had altogether dinner at hotel there. We left Palakkad at around 10PM to reach Munnar (180Kms from Palakkad) .

I really get bad experience in the morning around 2AM as i had to go latrine, It was so urgent. I told  driver to stop the vehicle at place where we get water but we didn't get water in proper place. Finally i managed to get water and went freely. So we had freshened in near falls at Munnar morning around 7PM.Falls water was too cold and nobody had willingness to bath. but Dhivin had to bath as i promised him that we  would be going to falls.He didn't bath there as it was too cold. We had breakfast and went to Mettupatty dam where some people did shopping and went to Kundala Lake dam which was looking awesome, some of people went to boating.

Kundal Lake

We went to Top Hills station, we shouldn't miss this place as we feel really experience of nature beauty through the lining hills. This hills belong to Kerala and Tamilandu as well. It was about 2PM in the after noon . there was too chill  around there. we had lunch and left the place at around 3PM 

Top Hills Station

then planned to Devikulam but again it was restricted to entry at the time then  planned of visiting Lakkom waterfalls, on the way we got beautiful tea garden it was like heaven there ( it comes Munnar-Udmalpet Road) we had experienced throughout mist which was amazing . we went to falls, then it was about 6PM . I told Dhivin to bath but he didn't do as it too cold again like in the morning falls. We got snaps and had nice snacks at falls. We reached to Udmalpet to reach banngalore. we had dinner at udmalpet .We came back to banaglore at around 6AM in the next morning 21st Nov 2011

 

Tea Plantation on the way to Udumulpet from Munnar

BR Hills-MM Hills-Nagamalai Hills Amazing Experience

Date: 4th and 5th Aug 2012

Myself and Ravi had left Bangalore early morning and reached to Malavalli where other friend(Girish) joined us. Three of us together went to BR Hills via Kollegala -Yalanduru. There was too much rush in the city as many people were coming to BR hills as some festival was going on at top of hills. I had mouth ulcer then, not able to taste any hot foods. We reached to Top of Hills through KSRTC bus which went very slowly. The Road was good but too steep in some places. We went to Top of hills where Temple was located. There was wonderful temple built by Cholas. We were being offered " Puliyogre" as prasadam at temple. This Prasad was very good in taste and we enjoyed it. 

Myself and Ravi on BR Hills

We enjoyed seeing nature beauty across hills and had nice lunch Lemon Rice (Chitranna). I also wanted to do trekking in this BR hills, This is dense forest and really nice of going for adventure in this forest. We left BR hills at around 2PM and reached down the city. We saw the other beautiful temple in the City built by Cholas.

Temple in Yalanduru

We left Yalanduru and then reached to MM Hills at around evening 6PM. we planned to trek to Nagamalai Hills in the next morning. We had a darshan of Malai Mahadeshwara Sway at temple in the night. We stayed in the lodge and woke up  in the morning at around 7AM. We got a Jeep from MM Hills to reach the place where we started our trekking towards Nagamalai Hills.There was a reminder of Veerappan living in the forests of MM Hills and Nagamalai Hills.

View from the trekking trail

Trekking towards Nagamalai was quite moderate difficulty. Before journey, we had breakfast (Idly) at House nearby. Children at the places used to beg for their pocket money. I used to ask some jokey questions and having fun there. Myself , Ravi and Giri were enjoyed seeing natural beauty around, we had to climb 3 Hills to to reach Nagamalai Hills( Actually 7 Hills from MM Hills , we traveled through jeep around 4 Hills)

Mettur Dam can be seen from Nagamalai

Kumbakonam-Rameshwaram Trip

Trip Route: Bangalore-Krishnagiri Turn Right-Thiruvanamalai-Panruti-Kumbakonam-Tanjavur-Pudukotai-Rameshwaram. From Rameshwaram-Madura-Bangalore(NH7)

Date:14 and 15th Aug 2012

Mode of Travel: Cab(Owned)

Details of Trip:

Onion Dosa at TN

Surya Temple

I was at office evening till 7PM, Girish called me regarding this This is kind of unplanned trip i could say. I came to home and bathed at 10PM and had dinner here. Everbody was ready by 11PM on 13th Aug 2012. We started moving towards Krishnagiri on NH7 and took left towards Thiruvanamalai. We enjoyed night travelling throughout night especially "Statues" wherever we see we used to find statues of Famous people in Tamilnadu. We went Thrivanmalai around 4AM in the morning but not had dharshan just saw temple from the gate then moved to Kumbakonam  on 14th Aug Morning where we had breakfast(This is first time we were having in Tamilnadu  and this was not at all satisfied to our stomach even though we ordered more food. We picked up guide person because we will not be able to cover all NavaGrahas(Nine Planets as per Hindu Religion) ....First we saw Surya Graha then Shukra(Venus)-Mangala(Mercury)-Bhuda-Shani(Saturn)-Rahu-Kethu-Guru-Chandra at the last. The direction of these temples are very difficult. All Grahas are located at distance of 30-40KMs in the Kumbakonam. we can not see all temples without Guide. Temples are very beautiful and large, constructed very technically. Today people can not build such type of temple. As i was seeing, i remember the this is why TamailNadu is called as Land of Temple. We were so tired and especially our friend drive is too tired as he was driven day and night so we decided to stay at Kumbakonam  and had nice sleep but not statisfied with dinner too as hotels charge like anything but we will not get Karnataka food much. Our Jack(Manju) got angry because we didn't offer him "GobiManchuri" as he asked for. We were getting angry because of not getting good dinner. However we managed everything and then slept off.

At Bay of Bengal

At Rameshwaram Bridge

We woke up early in the next morning , everybody was bathed and then started moving towards 'Chandra Temple" but route was quite confused as Guide was not there, he left us previous day itself. Somehow we managed to reach temple and had a darshan. After all this, we move to Tanjavur then Pudukotai move to Rameshwaram at around 1PM in the afternoon. I was so happy as i was seeing first Jythirlinga in India( Rameshwaram is one of 12 Jythorilingas in the India/World).


We got nice snaps at Rameshwaram Bridge. We went to have Bath at Bay of Bengal Ocean then had Darshan and we surprised to see the Rameswaram temple is one of biggest temples  in Tamil nadu. We started moving towards Bangalore Via Madura(600KMs) we left evening around 5PM and reached Madurai around 9PM where we had dinner again its " Parota". we see Parotas all over TamilNadu Hotels. Then came back to Bangalore at around 6PM in the morning. Thanks to God we had nice and safe journey.