74) Turahalli Forest & Omkar Hills: (31/3/2013 & 7/4/2013)

By Karthikprabhu03 @karthikprabhu03

IN LESS THAN 50 WORDS:This is quite a different kind of run when compared to the others done down the lane. These experiences of two runs are squeezed into this article. First we had visited Omkar Hills on 31st March, and Turahalli forest on 7th April. Both these places are less than 10kms, but worth every effort put as they made our morns worthwhile.INTRO & PLAN:As Sukesh was new to the town of Bangalore, he wanted to explore the places around his part of town, which happened to be my part of town as well. So we decided to hit the road on separate days to explore and conquer the places nearby.
ASSEMBLE & RIDE:Yes I was up at 05:00 sharp, did a few push-ups and sit-ups, had a sip of coffee and was all set to go. Took the nearest route to Uttarahalli where Sukesh was put up. After picking up Sukesh we visited these wonderful places.

OMKAR HILLS:As we proceeded on the Uttarahalli main road, we passed in front of JSS college and we took a deviation to reach the temple premises. As we were just about to park the bike we saw a couple of beautiful peacocks running around behind the bushes. (After which we tried chasing it, that’s a different story :P) Alright here are the places you got to look out for at Omkar Hills:

i)  Clock Tower:
          * Largest tower in India, bigger than Big Ben.          * Total Weight is 500kgs, each hand weighs 40kgs.          * Total height is 40 feet.     Other details are written out there get off your lazy butt and explore.

ii)  All God’s Club:
          * We call it by this name because there exists a huge tree, surrounding which are present all the religious big shots sitting at peace in their own sweet worlds.          * The weather was pretty pleasant as it pretty early and best of all there weren’t people around.

iii)  Omkar temple:
          * This is the main attraction of this place.          * It has 12 Lingas from different states.           * The ambience of the place is excellent throughout the day.          * We missed the pulliyogre this time, but nevertheless we spotted the beautiful Shanmukha temple afar.          * We spent about 15-20mins at this wonderful place and decided to leave.
 
TURAHALLI FOREST:

Turahalli forest is situated about 5kms from Uttarahalli. As Sukesh wanted to try riding my bike, we went to Sompura which is pretty much an empty site, only roads are laid and surroundings rich in green. It is opposite to Omkar hills and below the NICE road. We loafed around for about 30min here and there. And we did spot a couple of peacocks here dancing around in the lush green (this was on our 2nd visit, not the same day).
 After roaming for some more time, we decided to visit the Turahalli forest as it was hardly just 2kms from where we were. As we rode between the thick eucalyptus trees the breeze carried a pleasant scent and made the ride a good one. Then we spotted an abandoned kids camp, it had all kinds of things like info about bugs, roaches etc. It had also other camping essentials like rope climbing practise, crawling etc. We also spotted a huge “Snakes & Ladders” board painted on the floor, with a huge dice that was fixed on a support. (We did try playing, but the dice was an unbalanced mass :P i.e it always showed the same number ha-ha)

 
On both occasions we returned home early at about 09:00, and settled down for some heavy breakfast.
CONCLUSION:These were separate runs carried out on two different days. I felt these both were the missing but important links, the short trips that are very essential for the filling the entire whole.Until Next Time Cia \m/

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