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Chunchi falls,Sangama and Mekedatu


It was 5 years back when i went to Mekedatu along with my colleagues. It was an awesome day trip and was 
memorable to me because of the first trip in my car. Decided to do a day trip again to Mekedatu and Chunchi Falls. 
I never heard about Chunchi falls till i decided to go to Mekedatu, which is around 90 Kms from Bangalore off  Mekedatu - Sangama road. 

It was a pleasant Saturday morning and the best place to stop over for an early breakfast at Adiga's on Kanakapura road. 
Few bird photographers took their positions photographing the Pelicans and Painted storks at the Kanakapura lake.

Painted Storks and Pelicans at Kanakapura Lake

From Kanakapura to Sangama road you need to take a left turn to Yeleguri Village to reach Chunchi Falls. The narrow road 
leading to Chunchi Falls has some scenic beauties on either side of the road.

Farmers working in their fields early morning



Farmers working in thier fields



Farmers ploughing the fields 

Road Leading to Chunchi Falls


River Arkavati flowing through this place.

View of Chunchi 


Chunchi Waterfalls

Pied paddy skimmer Male
Pied paddy skimmer female
Coromandel Marsh Dart

Grasshopper




A Heart Shaped Water Formation



Cormorant 



Chunchi Waterfalls

At Chunchi Waterfalls

Chunchi was full of dragonflies and lots of other species. Since it was pretty early in the morning, there were hardly 
any people over there. Walking down towards chunchi falls is not difficult  but slippery at some places. 
Since we don't get any thing over there , its always better to carry enough water. 
As the day proceeded i saw people started coming in and the sad part of it was some serious boozers started coming with 
all the stocks. They definitely didn't look good nor well educated. 


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Woman taking here cattle to the nearby fields
After some fantastic time at Chunchi Falls , headed towards Sangama/Mekedatu, a place where River Arakavti and Cauvery meet.
Sangama Road



Monkey @ Mekedatu

Mekedatu


From Sangama to Mekedatu, one needs to cross the river on coracle and travel 4kms in the bus to reach mekedatu.
You can also walk this distance to reach Mekedatu.



Bus carrying people to Mekedatu
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