A quick plan and we were on our way to Siva Samudaram on a bright but soon to be overcast Saturday! Started from Bangalore at 6 AM and were soon on the Bangalore Mysore State Highway 17. This is one stretch with a lot of places to explore and capture. The day started well with capturing a good sunrise on the way from Bidadi.
After Maddur a left turn leads to Siva Samudaram and Talkadu. With Karnataka Tourism acting a bit seriously, you can find road signs all over the road.
The road to Siva Samudaram is average as per the drive is concerned, however on both sides of the roads you would have lovely fields; some harvested, some being ploughed and some lush green paddy fields. With monsoon hitting hard on Karnataka, there was water and green in abundance.
On our way to Talakad we came across a lake, completely dried up and where Sunil managed to get inside the mud till knee height. Completely dried and the soil cracked, I came across ramdas who was completely in shambles. All he did was sit in the lake waiting for the waters to come which could water his fields.
Talakad(also known as Talakadu) is a town on the left bank of the Kaveri river at a spot where the river makes a sharp bend. It is 45 kms from Mysore and 100 kms from Bangalore. A historic site, Talakad once had over 30 temples that today are buried in sand. Now it is a scenic and spiritual pilgrimage center. Here the eastward flowing Kaveri river changes course and seems magnificiently vast as here the sand on its banks spreads over a wide area.
After having a nice lunch at Talakad we set on our way to Shivanasamudra. Shivanasamudra Falls (formerly known as the Cauvery Falls) is the second biggest waterfall in India and the sixteenth largest in the world. Surprising! It is located 27 km from Somanathapura, 80 km from Mysore, and 120 km from Bangalore in Mysore district. After being hit by heavy rains, we managed our way to Shivasamudra and to our delight witnessed beautiful waterfalls. The time was right, with the rains just stopped, and the sun beaming down from the clounds it was a great scene to witness the second biggest waterfall in India.
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