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Shivgange Trek:

  Few do's & don'ts for this trek:

  • a pair of sneakers /shoes, caps, sun-glasses and a liter of water per person
  • good to start early morning
  • It is a 2 hour climb all the way to the top
  • Not advisable for people with heart problems
  • If you are happy to pay double the price, there's no need to carry extra food stuffs (please note: one would definitely like to have something after completing half course)
  • At few places, you will face lot of monkeys...don't worry, even a small stick in your hand would help...but don't try that on monkeys else they can also charge in reply
  • there are steps or notches cut into the rocks up to the top
  • Carry your belongings in a backpack and avoid unnecessary struggle with monkeys for your stuffs :P

Shivgange Trek:

This time on Wagon R; We started as a gang of 5 @ 5 AM on the third Sunday Morning of February 13'. Started from my place (Kathriguppe, Bangalore) and reached "Shivagange" @ around 6:30 AM ....Yeah it was fast for a city traffic.

Fresh breeze of dawn was refreshing.The climate seemed to be in full swing and was in perfect sync with our mood. We parked the vehicle near the village lake/pond and started the trek at sharp 06:30. Entering through temple gate in shoes was little not so usual behavior for me. But as per the suggestion of few villager (nearby) that was the only route for trek. 
Not much of the shops on the way could be noticed due to their temporary nature and it was little early for the shop owners as well to climb uphill and start the business hour. We had limited resource and a kid (apparently my class mate and a great trekker) to handle. @ Kid: don't mind folk :P :P
Resources- a glance:

  • 3 liters of water
  • 4 potato stuffed parathas - spared only for "the" kid
  • Shades ...just in case we need those :P

The real beauty around could be noticed just by turning back and looking downhill... the farm land ... the lush green color of vegetation around...reflecting sunlight and the chimney smoke coming from far off place. 
The sky with all shades of life and company of good friends kept the energy on and we reached the top of hillock by 8:15. Sharing few clicks below :

  






Few funny things that i noticed- 
  • Dogs- There will be few dogs also who would follow you and would want more and more of biscuits, if u feed them. So beware of them 
  • Goats- downhill, one will notice a bunch of goats moving around. Good for kids as they are harmless and good point of diversion. 
  • Beggars- didn't read much about beggars. They keep catapult (gulel) to keep their stuffs safe from the monkeys.
  • Pandits- Don't get distracted by those. They simply find some area and settle there pretending to help you in attaining Nirvana. Of the many, I came across one who claimed  the water locked between rocks as something that has no source and is sacred. 
  • Small scale businessmen- They bring food stuffs from downhill and sell them at double price. And they seemed to be proud about selling them at over 100% margin.
  • Monkeys- You will find them mostly at the top. And they come in all shapes and sizes. Mostly the smaller ones and their small little games would make you smile. 
Likewise, there are various things that would keep your enthu on and feel good about such small trips.
We reached downhill by 10:30 and waited for one of our friend to complete his darshan (so, just in case you like to visit the numerous temples on the hill, spare an extra hour for that).

BTW we also hit Devarayana Durga the same day as our next trek. Sharing few clicks here:








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