shivagange

Date:10-1-2010
Group: 5
Mode of transport: public transport


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Route: bangalore-nelamangala-dobbaspet-shivaganga
Distance: Bangalore to Dobbaspet is ~60 kms. Shivaganga is another 6 kms from dobbaspet.
Log:
I could not visit shivagange The last time i visited tumkur as the priorities were different and we were on a tight schedule.
I along with 4 of my friends decided to meet at bangalore majestic at 7 am. We caught a tumkur bus and got down at dobbaspet, which is on the way to tumkur , around 20 kms from the tumkur toll.

We had planned not to take any eateries to the hill as it was famous for the monkey menace. So we had breakfast at dobbaspet itself.
Breakfast at shreesagar was pretty descent. we caught an auto to shivagange. We started our uphill walk at 10 am.The hill has rock cut steps. people from all age group climb te hill to visit the shiva temple at the top ogf the hill.

Nandi dwara

first half of the hill has lesser gradient. the second half of the hill is steep , but thanks to the railings laid on the path.

I was on top of the hill at 11 am. It was a strain worth taking. We spent some time near the shantala drop and the small conference rock.
After visiting the temples at the top, i went to visit the nandi on the top of a steep rock, luckily we have the railing hereaswell. kudos to the scultor who sculpted the nandi there.

Panoramic view from the shanthala drop

I started the decsent at around 12 noon.on the way back i went to the pathalaganga. Its famous as the water stays there for throughout the year.
There are lot of vendors along the path, selling churmuri,cucumber,watermelon,lemon juice,buttermilk, sugarcane juice etc. I had my hands laid on virtually everything
Next i visited the oralkallutheertha/oLakallutheertha. This is a cave temple with a watersource within the rock. There is a belief that only good people will get the water from this rock.
Needless to say, i got the water
Next we visited the Gangadhareeshwara cave temple, religiously famous for the ghee turning back to butter penomenon. After having the darshana and taking prasada, we bid adieu to shivaganga.
It was 130 by then.
We again took an auto to dobbaspet. We had our lunch at kamath hotel on the tumkur road highway, around 2kms from dobbaspet.
Unfortunately, the bangalore bound busses were not stopping at that point. We took a lift in a goods auto and came back to dobbaspet. We caught a bangalore bound KSRTC bus. We were back in bangalore at 530 in the evening.
The  gmail status message that evening “Shivagange conquered!!”