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At a distance of 12 km from Tumkur Bus Stand, and 60 km from Bangalore, Mandaragiri Hill or Basadi Betta is a small settlement in the Tumkur district of Karnataka. It is one of the famous places of pilgrimage in Karnataka, and among the top places to visit near Bangalore.
Mandaragiri Hill has evolved as a popular Jain pilgrimage center mainly because it houses four ancient Digambar Jain temples built between the 12th & 14th centuries and got restored recently. These small Jain temples belonged to Bhagwan Chandranatha, Bhagwan Parshwanatha, and Bhagwan Suparshwanatha. The first thing to notice at the base of the hill is the Manastambha, a beautifully carved pillar-like structure similar to the ones adorning the thousand pillars temple in Moodabidri.
There is a statue of Chandranatha Tirthankara to the right ahead of Manastambha. Close to it to the right, there is the Guru Mandir, built in the shape of a pinchi, a peacock feather fan carried by the Jain munis. The dome was used as a meditation center. Behind the hill is a beautiful lake known as Mydala Kere. The calm waters along with dense forest and mighty hills make for a perfect spot to sit and enjoy your serene morning.
There are about 450 steps carved on the rock and hardly takes 15 minutes to climb the hillock. While on top, you will be treated with a 360-degree view of the entire surrounding. The best thing about the hill is you can enjoy scenic sunset from the top of this hill.
Fun Corner
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Yesterday’s Fun Corner’s Information
Madhugiri, Bangalore
At a distance of 21 km from Koratagere, 48 km from Tumkur and 106 km from Bangalore, Madhugiri is a town in Tumkur district of Karnataka. Madhugiri is famous for a hill which is the second largest monolithic rock hill in Asia after Savandurga. It lies at an altitude of 3,930 feet and is becoming a famous destination for trekking from Bangalore.
There is a fort on the slopes of the hill which derives its name Madhugiri from the Honey bee colonies that were abundant during those days. Antaralada Bagilu, Diddibagilu, and Mysore Gate are the three gateways of the fort. A series of doorways lead to the hilltop. There is a temple of Gopalakrishna at the top of the hill. Both the temple and the fort stand in a ruined condition today due to lack of maintenance.
The construction of original mud fort was started around 1678 during the reign of Raja Heera Gowda and was finally completed around 1740 AD. Further fortification was carried out by Hyder Ali, who added huge arches, watch towers and large circular granaries. It was under the control of the British for a short duration. It was used by the British to jail the mutineers of the first India's Independence struggle in 1857.
There are four levels from the bottom to top and each level has a wall with circular bastions. The walls are about 6 feet tall with slits at regular intervals. Throughout the climb to the fort there are huge tanks used for the storage of rain water. The trek to Madhugiri is of moderate to difficult level and takes about 1.5 hours one way.
The trek starts at the bottom of the fort. The steep slopes and the wind often make the ascent a challenge. The initial phase of the trekking has well laid steps. In some places there were small steps carved out on the rock. These steps made it easier to climb the steep slope. A little further up the steepness increases drastically.
Some of the stretches of the trek are quite dangerous with 50 to 70 degrees slope. Railing is installed to help visitors cross this hurdle. After 30-40 minutes trek, visitors reached the halfway point. This point offers some spectacular view of the hills surrounding the fort. From this point there are no steps or railings and visitors have to trek on plain rock.
Once on the top visitors can explore the palace, Gopalakrishna temple and the barracks which are in ruins. The hilltop has few other fort remains which can be explored within 30 minutes. The view from the peak of the Madhugiri is amazing.
Madhugiri village at the bottom, also known as Maddagiri, has old temples of Venkataramanaswami and Malleshwara built by the Vijayanagara feudatories in the Dravidian style.
October to March is the best time to visit Madhugiri. Visitors need to carry plenty of water and some snacks.
Let’s Learn
In this Section you are going to learn how to read, write and speak Kannada fluently in a fun way. So let’s start. Yesterday’s edition we have learned Kitchen & Grocery Items in Kannada and today we will learn some more Kitchen & Grocery Items in Kannada.
Kitchen and Grocery Items
Rice roti – Akki roTTi
Egg – MoTTe
Chicken – KoLi
Meat – Maamsa
Cooked dry vegetables – Palya
Gravy – KooTu/saaru
Rasam – thiLi saaru
Pickle – Uppina Kaayi
Salt – Uppu
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Yours,
Seema
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