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Mallalli falls

August 3, 2007 Prashanth M Karnataka

Mallalli falls, there now – And gone next moment, hidden by the mist – Place: Mallalli falls, Kumaradhara river, around 30 KMs from Somawarapet and approximately 275 KMs from Bangalore.

A day out in the leech territory

July 31, 2007 Prashanth M Karnataka

I went to the beautiful Western ghats again. Third time in less than 2 month span. And each time it was a different experience. Earlier two times in Western ghats were during summer. And this time it was mid-monsoon. I…

A short ride to Kambadahalli

July 23, 2007 Prashanth M Karnataka

Saturday was gone. I didn’t want Sunday to go wasted like the previous day. Stuffed my camera in my bag, on the steeds and started towards Kambadahalli, a little known Jain pilgrimage around 140 kilometres from Bangalore, 70 from Kunigal…

Statue atop a pillar

July 16, 2007 Prashanth M Karnataka

It’s been a long time since I updated Payniga. And it’s high time for me to shed the laziness and write. Above photo was taken during my short ride to Kambadahalli in May.

Falling in love with Waterfalls

July 2, 2007 Prashanth M Karnataka

The best thing to beat the heat in summer is to just sit under a waterfall. This summer I got chances to visit and sit under 5 falls in a span of two months and all of them situated in…

Compilation of Sharavathi valley trek log

June 29, 2007 Prashanth M Shivamogga, Karnataka

When I started writing trek log of our three-day venture in Sharavathy valley, I never thought this would go so detailed. Here is the compilation of the logs of Sharavathi valley trek for your easy reading & navigation – Beginning…

Biking around Jog falls

June 28, 2007 Prashanth M Shivamogga, Karnataka

We were tired, after trekking over 25 kilometers in two days. Just when we were about to call it a day, Bharath (my sister-in-law’s brother) asked whether we want to join him to the nearby temple. We were about to…

A dip in Dabbe falls

June 26, 2007 Prashanth M Karnataka, Shivamogga

Beginning of the story – Beginning & Bheemeshwara By the time we reached Dabbe mane (Dabbe house), all of us were exhausted, completely drenched with sweat. All we wanted was to just sit under the waterfalls. After a quick break…