Sangam, A Sangam of Rivers

Sangam

Sangam is around 100 Km from Bangalore. After reaching Kanakapura on NH209, take a left turn to sangam on SH 92. Sangam is a confluence of Rivers Cauvery and Arkavathi. About 16kms from Kanakapura you will reach a junction, to the right of which is Cauvery fishing camp. The ghat roads at sangam will give you more joy. Sangam is sounded by hills of Deccan Plateau and water at sangam is not so deep. After sangam Cauvery water flows to Hogenakal and to Stanley Reservior.

Mekedatu

A deep gorge at sangam is Mekedatu. The gorge is deep and a maximum 30ft wide at places. Some other sections, the rock almost bridges the river so that a goat can leap across. Hence the name, Meke (Goat) Datu (Leap), one has to cross the Sangam river and travel another 4 kms through the Cauvery Wild Life Sanctuary or along the Cauvery river. Special bus plies between these two places almost every hour.

Chunchi Falls

On the way to sangam, we can see a small water falls called Chunchi Falls. The rock at the fall is very smooth. We can enjoy the falls by drinking coconut water.