Sokkidre yana, Doddidre Gokarna !!!!

A nice local proverb refers to Yana, a place, must to visited by adventurers, trekkers and nature lovers. As you near Yana,you will see two gigantic peaks towering around all the forests and mountains, The Bhairaveshwara Shikhara and the Mohini Shikhara. These two shikharas are the ones, which have made Yana distinct from other regions in the Sahyadri and have captured the imagination of generations of people. These two peaks are one of the mysteries of the Mother Nature yet to unraveled as two how there are here in the midst of forest terrain. The taller one ,Bhairaveshwara Shikhara stands 120 meters and the slightly smaller one Mohini Shikhara is 90 meters from its base. They are solid composition of black, crystalline limestone. These rocks have stood for centuries as witness to the growth of civilization.

There are two ways you can get there, Route-1, Take a bus from Sirsi which goes to mattighatta,devanalli via hegadekatta.Get down at a stop called "vaddi cross" and walk 6+kms from there. Route-2.Take a bus either from sirsi or kumta get down at a place called Anegundi near Kathagaal. This place is after the Devimane ghats if you are coming from Sirsi. From here it is around 16kms walk. You can hire a jeep in sirsi. Best season to visit is between December to February. Better if you take a local guide from Hegdekatta or Devenahalli.

Distance:

From Bangalore 460 kms From Nearest Town 45 kms (sirsi) From Nearest Petrol Bunk 26 kms (sirsi, kumta) Nearest Medical Help-20kms (Hegadekatta PHC) Nearest Hotel-50kms(Sirsi, Kumta