28th day of our blog

Hello Readers,

Today is 28th day of our blog.  I hope you will like it.  So here we go………

Places to visit in Karnataka for travellers

Bilikal Rangaswamy Betta, Bangalore

 

At a distance of 75 km from Bangalore City Junction, 16 km from Kanakapura & 112 km from Mysore, Bilikal Rangaswamy Betta is a hill near Kanakapura town. It is one of the highest hills in the area, and also one of the popular places to visit near Bangalore.

Situated at an altitude of 3780 ft, Bilikal Rangaswamy Betta is also called Bilikal Betta that means white rocks. It is one of the popular places for trekking around Bangalore. There is a temple dedicated to Lord Rangaswamy at the peak of Bilikal Betta. This temple is located underneath a huge, white-colored rock. The temple priest lives near to the temple and the only person living at the peak. Every year, pilgrims from the surrounding area climb this hill to celebrate a festival at the Rangaswamy temple at the top. 

The Trekking Trail starts from Konala Doddi (which is about 58 kms from Bangalore City Junction - Bilikal Betta is 6 kms from here). Bilikal Rangaswamy Trek is a moderate one with a well marked path up till the peak. The trekking takes 2.5 hrs uphill and about 1.5 hr downhill. The trail begins with a half kilometer walk on a relatively level path, after which the forest becomes denser and the gradient of slope increases drastically. The trail constantly winds uphill at an incline and includes slightly steep stretches. 

Bilikal Rangaswamy Betta belongs to the Eastern Ghats and is filled with shrub forest. Elephants and other animals can be spotted in these forests during the night. The view from the top is very picturesque as one can see the hillocks from the surrounding Kanakapura range, mainly BM betta, Kabbala durga and Savanadurga too.

Fun Corner

In this we will upload one picture and you have to identify the picture. You have to write the name of the Place in the comment section.  Information regarding picture will be given in tomorrow’s edition.

Now, identify the Picture and write it in the comment section.😄

Yesterday’s Fun Corner’s Information

Musafirkhana & Honda Santhebennur , Davangere

The large pond (Honda) was built by Hiriya Hanumappa Nayaka, son of Kengappa Nayaka in 16th century AD. It has its sides, veneered with granite steps. Out of the eight towers at the cardinal points, only six are intact in various stages of preservation. The most striking feature of the pond is its ornate pavilion built on a square plinth with an arched entrance which has a flight of steps leading to the first tier. The first tier is an open pavilion with slender pillars at the periphery and austere railings in between. Towards the cardinal directions are elegant arched pavilions supported by a heavy stone, pushpa potika, corbels. The second tier is a repetition of the first one over which a moderate eaves supports a heavy parapet with slender minarets, the interspaces pierced with arches topped by foliate melons. Two rows of elephants, swans and ganda bherundas (mythical twin-headed bird) adorn the pavilion. The ribbed dome jetting out at the center is topped by a finial and its neck is decorated with lotus petals bordered by guldastas. The Musaffirkhana built on the western side is a spacious structure of granite having a large pillared hall with pointed arches probably used as a prayer hall as well.

Beautiful columns and arches grace the building's interior. It was cool in here, the walls were thick enough to insulate the air inside from the warm air outside.

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 Preposition and Conjunction in Kannada and today we will learn Household articles in Kannada.

Household Articles

House – Mane/Graha/Aalaya

Household articles – Mane SaamaanugaLu

Room – KoNe

Door – Baagilu

Window – KiTaki

Table – Meju

Chair – Kurchi

Cooking – AdigemaaDu

Kitchen – Adigemane

Pan – BaaNale

Spoon – Chamacha

Cot – Mancha

We hope you will like our post.  Please let us know what do you want to know in comment section. We will try to add those things.

Let’s meet tomorrow with new post😀

Yours,

Seema