Staying in bangalore myself and prem never visited Shivanasamudram. So we planned to have one day bike trip to Shivanasamudram. Sathish told that we can also go for Barachukki falls which is near by Sivasamudram.
We set our plan and started from Ulsoor early morning at 6 am. Having a lot of break...reached Barachukki falls at 1 pm.
The sparkling blue waters of the Cauvery River wind through rocks and ravines and fall 75m off the Deccan Plateau to form the twin falls of Barachukki and Gaganachukki. Monsoon season makes this waterfall swell to enormous proportion, creating a waterfall perhaps a thousand feet wide. When the Cauvery is in madness, watching the river crash into a cloud of foaming spray can be an awesome and unforgetful experience. Gaganachukki especially is a steep fall where water gushes down with great velocity. Actually, it is believed to host first hydroelectric project in India. It is said that during the 16th Century, Nanjaraja, the ruler of the region committed suicide along with his wife by jumping down the Gaganachukki.
Here we go with some snaps taken at Barachukki falls....A really enjoyable and must seeable place near Bangalore.
After having bath we started to move towards Sivanasamudram. We reached here at 6pm.
The Shivanasamudra Falls is on the Cauvery river after the river has wound its way through the rocks and ravines of the Deccan Plateau and drops off to form waterfalls. The island town of Shivanasamudra divides the river into twin waterfalls.This is a segmented waterfall. Segmented waterfalls occur where the water flow is broken into two or more channels before dropping over a cliff, resulting in multiple side by side waterfalls.
A common misconception about these waterfalls are that the left segment is called Gaganachukki and the right segment is called Bharachukki. In reality the Bharachukki falls are a few kilomoters to the south-west of the Gaganachukki falls. This is due to the Kaveri river itself splitting a few kilometers to the south into western and eastern branches. The western branch results in the twin waterfalls of Gaganachukki, whereas the eastern branch results in the Bharachukki falls. The Gaganachukki waterfalls are best viewed from the Shivanasamudra watch tower.
We will certainly cherish this day whenever we see any water falls in our future.
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