Barkana Falls

In Barkana Falls you can go around in many places there like Kudlu Teertha Falls. It is the beautiful falls, falling 126 feet deep. The water of the falls drop the top to bottom in one big leap. It takes only 4 kms for you to walk from the grounds to reach the falls. This fall has a religious aspect too from the villages point of view. You can locate there also the Narasimha Parvata. This is the tallest peak in the surroundings with a depth of 3780 feet. The trekking to Narasimha Parvata begins from Mallandhur Village . The route to Narashimha Parvata is not very dense but has several trees which are as high as 40 to 50 high. It takes approx. three hours to reach the Parvata or Hill. The sight from the Hills is panaromic. Another place is the Kigga, a small village which houses to beautiful waterfalls - Mage bail and Sere mane. Kigga is about 16 kms from Sringeri. The local buses coming from Nassimha Parvata take you to the falls.

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