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Jog Falls, Shimoga, KA, India

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Jog Falls is the second-highest waterfall in India, Located in Shimoga District, Karnataka. Beautiful scenic place. Best season to visit is between Jun and Dec. These are rainy months. On other months the falls dries up because of the near by dams.  We visited Jog falls in Sep, 2012 and had a great experience. It is 340 km away from Bangalore Airport. Roads are decent but not perfect from Bangalore to Jog Falls. Because of the road conditions  it will take somewhere between 6 to 9 hrs from Bangalore depending on your driving style. Being little far from the city has it's pluses too. It is far from the maddening crowd! Lush green fields on the way to Jog Falls Green fields, serpent streams, giant trees, it is magical! Welcoming trees on the way View from a small bridge few kilo meters away from Jog Falls Another view from the same bridge Falls View from the window of our room KSRTC hotel at Jog Falls Dreamy foggy vi...

Shivaganga Hills near Bangalore

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Travel date: July, 2012 About the place Nice hilly place away from the city crowd. Very good hike. Quite scenic and obviously lot of monkeys....keep your food away :) This link has very good information about the place. http://www.karnatakaspider.com/resources/3971-Beautiful-Shivaganga-Hills-near-Bangalore.aspx View from outside Lord Siva statue in the entrance Happy monkey family! One of the temple towers in the bottom of the hill Pond infront of the temple. View gets more pretty as we climb up. Cutie baby with her mom! Flower from the top of the hill Misty view from the top Colorful Nandi statue