Day out to Muthathi

Quite weird name to hear, isn't it? But the place isn't really weird !!
Is an ancient forest which has connection with Ramayana. When Sita Devi was taking bath at this place, her nose studd falls into the kaveri river. Lord Hanuman finds the studd and returns to Sita maatha. Hanuman gets the name Muthetharaya as a consequence and there is a small temple for Anjaneya at this place. And i  wonder how name of this place is might have derived.

First pit stop, between Sathanur and Muthathi. 

Believe me it was no mans land ;)

Marh 19th is the day that I with some of friends visited this place. Beginning with some geographic point of view of this place, is pretty close to Bangalore. Muthathi is a village on banks of kabini river, a nice calm, windy cool place. It is 90 km's drive from outskirts of Bangalore, drive to Kanakapura road, till you cross Banashankari, till end of METRO stores drive is miserable as due to Metro rail work in progress. From then the drive would be pretty decent. Drive of 70 kms on kanakapura road will take to Sathanur. and left from there, 18 kms of drive, and we reach muthathi. Drive between sathanur and muthathi is just amazing. A thick forest offers nice jungle feeling, birds singing. Is like a no mans land. Hardly encounter of any other vehicle till reach to muthathi. But if it is core summer you will definately feel the ablaze of wind, especially for us as we drove to muthathi by bikes ;)

Once reach muthathi, head to boating place. where local villagers offer coracle ride and charge 40 per head. This ride would take you to other end of the river. Nice palce to spend some time in water swimming. and the best part, place is not too crowded.

There is no accomodation available in muthathi, other than Bheemeshwari Fishing camp run by Jungle lodges & resorts and it needs prior reservation at least on weekends. And also kaveri running here has saveral whirlpools, and heard many have lost their lives here. Check this link as precautionary.   

Muthathi is great bird watching place, but we could not sight many many. we sighted wagtail, black kites & many of monkeys. By the time we reached the place was pretty late in noon, possible reason that we could not sight many birds.

Well it was the same day, much hyped super moon. how can i forget shooting moon. Below is my supermoon shot.