Sunday, August 14, 2005

Shivana Samudra Photos

This first few photos were on our way to shivana samudra via kanakapur road

























































this is me next to kauvery water, iam serious not joking, this is pipeline (behind me)that supplies kauvery water for to most part of bangalore















this is raghu also next to kauvery water















This is the view from the top of the first Hydro-electric works in Asia constructed by Sheshadri Iyer under the wodeyar regime in 1902.





























Me beside a fountain built in the form of a turbine and next to an artificial depositary to store and release the water for the turbine below.





























Shivanasamudra: around 120Kms Bangalore mainly consists of picturesque waterfalls, Gaganachukki and Barachukki . The following are the photos of Gaganachukki (a dot in the sky)





















































































Barachukki photos are below. The pics here are not clear, as the force of the so much that the water droplets from the falls covered the lens of the camera though we were very far away from the falls.