A Trip to Shivasamudram

Shivasamudram is a destination 140 kms away from Bangalore. It is a place where Cauvery River drops from a height of 75m towards the Shivasamudram Falls. It takes maximum three and half hours from Bangalore to Shivasamudram. Driving through bike or car has its own amusement but one can take cab or bus also from Bangalore.

There are two routes to reach Shivasamudram: one route passes from Madur and the later passes from Kanakpura. Kanakpura route takes lesser time to reach Shivasamudram but the roads are not so good unless someone don’t bother about the back pain and jerks. Madur route also has some bad roads in between but far better as compared to Kanakpura roads. But both the routes can give the real view of South Indian nature, agriculture, villages, and people.

Located in Mandya district in Karnataka state, the Shivasamudram Falls has twin jumps, Gaganachukki and Barachukki, two kms away from each other. The view and the deafening roar of river are great. Each branch of the river at Shivasamudram has separate falls - the western falls known as Gagana Chukki and the eastern falls, Bhara Chukki.

Gaganachukki

At Shivasamudram, the river branches into two, creating the second largest island in its course. There are a group of ancient temples situated in this island. It is believed that very long ago there was a village in this island.

Barachukki

Two kms from Shivasamudram, which is popularly called Bluff, through green fields, dotted with multitudes of young trees lies the waterfall.

The place from where the waterfalls can be viewed will always be crowded because of attractive photogenic view of the nature. One can find many small stalls of black berry, cucumber, chaat, coconut water etc. While going back, one should not worry about the shortage of petrol in the vehicle. Most of the shopkeepers keep some petrol with them because the main medium of their commutation is luna or bike for which they need to keep it handy all the time. Petrol pumps are 12-15 kms away from falls.

There are many resorts available near Shivasamudram for visitors coming from various parts of India for South Indian tour. Fishing and mountaineering camps are also available near Shivasamudram falls. The forests near falls are like never touched beauty of nature and the some 10 km of areas stretched near the falls are full of trees and rocks.

Shivasamudram is a nice place to go during rains because then only one sees hearty streams of water. In other seasons the force of water is never like the rainy season. Anyone who is touring South India should spend some time to view Shivasamudram Falls. It showcases the perfect architecture of the nature.