Jog - Gem of Karnataka




Filmy touch



ಮಾನವನಾಗಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ ಮೇಲೆ ಏನೇನ್ ಕಂಡಿ... ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಉತ್ತರವೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಜೋಗದ ಗುಂಡಿ
General info : Jog is 7th Deepest Waterfall in the world, Water from sharavathi falls from height of 250+ meters.Sometimes its also called as Gersoppa falls.

Jog is combination of 4 falls

Raja : It means King in kannada, Waters falls in a 'dignified' way.
Roarer (more noisy): water falls on rocks thus making loud noise
Rocket: large volume of water falling as if its directed like a rocket.
Rani : It means queen in kannada, its so called beacuse movements of water falls look like movements of a lady dancer


Images: Jog was full in 2006 after 24 years, Here are the pics i have taken during that time






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Where to stay at jog,
its the first question which comes to mind...here is the answer
Accomodation : Hotel Mayura Gerusoppa (KSTDC)
Jogfalls
Phone : 08186-344732
PWD IBPhone : 08186-344333
Location:
360 kms away from bangalore.

Route:
Bangalore - Tumkur - Arisikere - Shimoga - Sagar - Jog Falls

Jog is situated 30 kms away from Saagara, and 379 kilometres (235 mi) away from Bangalore.
Nearest Bus Stations - Jog, Saagara.
BUS : Bangalore to Saagara
local bus from Saagara to Jog.

Nearest Train Station - Shimoga.

Places to Visit Nearby :
Murudeshwaram,

Airports : Nearest Mangalore

View it on Google map here:

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Links :
Complete details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jog_Falls
Pics of place : http://tejz.blogspot.com/
Tips to travel on own vehicle

1 comment:

kannadiga said...

Stay information is very useful
i thought there was no stay near to jog
naanu nimge swalpa places bagge info kodthini nimma mail id kodi :)

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