Mekedaatu

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Mekedaatu (Goat's Leap') waterfalls is about 90 km from Bangalore via Kanakapura, where the Kaveri River and Kollidam separate after their confluence at the Sangama. Three miles from this spot, at Mekedaatu, the Kaveri runs through a deep, narrow ravine of hard granite rock.[1] It is said that a goat could leap over it, giving the falls the name Goat's Leap.[2]

Upstrean on the Kaveri is the famous Sivasamudram Falls, the second biggest waterfall in India and the sixteenth largest in the world.[3]

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[edit] Gorge

The water flows very fast through the gorge, gouging pits in the rocky riverbed. The climb down is steep and the rocks slippery, making it very dangerous to swim in the river. Drownings continue to occur here, although people have been warned about the danger.[4]

[edit] Directions

A pathway leads from the Sangama to a picnic spot called Mekedatu. It is a 4-kilometre walk from the road. A private vehicle may be taken but the road is in very bad shape.[4]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Mekedatu or "Goat's Leap". Retrieved on 2006-11-10.
  2. ^ Around Bangalore - Scenic Splendours. BangaloreBest.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.
  3. ^ Shivasamudram Falls. Retrieved on 2006-11-11.
  4. ^ a b Manjunath, P. (October 17 2003). No longer enchanting. Deccan Herald. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.

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