23rd November 2008
It was a cloudy day and Sunday as well. So, myself and my friends decided to visit Markonalli Dam which is situated near Yediyur. Markonalli Dam is a small dam but has a huge back water, the view of which will calm down all your body stress. From Bangalore it is just 1-1/2 hour journey and is on the Bangalore-Mangalore Highway NH-48. Just 1 km before Yediyur (Yediyur is a famous religious place and has a beautiful temple of Sri Siddalingeshwara Swamy) you get a left turn for Markonalli. A board is there to guide you to the Dam. From this left turn it is just 4 kms away.
Markonalli DAM
We usually go there every Sunday, have the afternoon lunch in front of the water and swim in the canal. Hemavathi River water is the source for this DAM now. This Sunday was a big surprise for us. The DAM was totally full, but the gates were not open, instead the water was overflowing on the side of the DAM forming a big stream and going forward a kilometer away from the DAM it turned into a beautiful falls. It was totally unexpected and we were very much excited at the view of the falls. In kannada, we say "yale mare kayi" which means the "Hidden Fruit between leaves" and this water fall is definitely like that. Unfortunately, I didn't bring my camera, but my mobile camera did the job very well. All these pictures posted are from the 2 megapixel camera of Sony Ericson W810i. We spent more than 2 hours in water and by that time it was nearly 5 pm. So, we left Markonalli with beautiful pictures in mind. Also, once we had gone for a coracle drive. You have to check for the fishermen around and get the drive.
A Panaromic View of the falls
In fact, everyone wanted to stay there for a day. But, we had our office work tomorrow, so we were forced to move out from there. Anyhow, if anybody wants to stay there, an Inspection Bungalow is available. You need to get the approval from the right authorities and stay there.
Nature beauty near a village Mallapur (very near to Markonahalli Dam). You can see me in the middle of the tree trunk.
We had a very good Sunday and had a heavy down pour on the return journey. Also, we heard that India-England match has been delayed due to rain. We were not descended by the news as we had an unforgettable moment in our life.
