During my recent trip to Uttarakhand , I was faced with a problem I had never encountered before. We were passing through Delhi, but we had hardly any time in the city. On earlier visits when I have had to change trains/flights at Delhi, I have always arrived in the morning and left again at night, visiting relatives in between. This time, I was arriving in the city at night, and leaving again early in the morning. There was hardly any time to visit people. I would only have a couple of hours with them before I’d have to leave again. For the first time, we considered booking a hotel, but there again, we were hesitant about the actual hotels, the costs involved, and the logistics of getting from the airport to the railway station and then back again from the station to the airport. That’s when we remembered reading something about a corporate-managed lounge at Delhi station. We soon figured out that we could book online and pay by the hour. Besides, we also learnt that there wasn’t ju
Having had our fill of the Bhadra Reservoir, it was time to see the Tunga River in all her glory.
While trying to pass the time at Shimoga, we headed to Gajanur Dam on the Tunga. Photography was prohibited within the Dam premises, but once we were out, we were free to click away!
Gajanur Dam is located 12 Km from Shimoga.
While trying to pass the time at Shimoga, we headed to Gajanur Dam on the Tunga. Photography was prohibited within the Dam premises, but once we were out, we were free to click away!
Gajanur Dam is located 12 Km from Shimoga.
I haven't been there but here's a trivia: Rajkumar and his sons made a Kannada movie on Gajanur. They are from that part :)
ReplyDelete@sneo- rajkumar is from gajnur which is in chamarajnagar district of Karnataka.,near Tamilnadu border..
DeleteBut this gajnur is in shimoga district.. this is different place,but have common name!!....
There s elephant camp nearby this gajnur dam.. its must place to visit.. its within 15km from this place..
...... Dr.A
Nice to see you here again, Sneha..
DeleteThanks Dr. A. I had no idea there were two gajanurs!
DeleteLooks like a nice place. Never visited it though even though i have passed by or stayed at Shimoga so many times.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is, Sankara, and honestly, if we hadnt time to kill, I wouldnt have visited either :D
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