A ride to remember : Mallelatheertham Waterfalls

My life is damn routine is the first thought my mind plays along when I just wake up.  Determined to kill this thought for this weekend, I decided to do a bit of traveling. I teamed up with my good old engineering friend Mr. Srinivas to do something. Inspired by the movie “The Motor cycle Diaries” We decided why not do a bike riding to a distant place together. We decided to go to Mallelatheertham waterfalls which is near Srisailam , Kurnool District and 180 kms away from Hyderabad.

We started at 10.15 am which, i think is not  a good time to start for long journey especially in summers. Armed with only a cap to protect us from scorching heat, we set out towards our destination on our "La Poderosa"- The Powerful- YAMAHA SZR. The journey through the city was slow with traffic piling ahead of us , but as we reached the outskirts of city, our speed picked up.

The travellers ..

On the outskirts of city, we stopped to visit one of the Hyderabad's famous temple by name “Maisigandi Temple” the home of Goddess Kali. The temple attracts hundreds of devotees daily from all over Andhra Pradesh offering their services to Goddess. The Striking part of this temple is that the mere sight of Goddess Kali appearance would just send a shiver through your body and warn you about the implications if you do any sins. On the vicinity of the temple, I also happen to come across the area which is dedicated for sacrifice i.e.,for execution of innocent animals painfully mostly goats and hens. It was indescribably horrible site to watch for me. I don't understand to this date why would God ask us to do something like this and at the same time ask us not kill in His name.

Maisigandi Temple

We moved on leaving behind my unsettling thoughts about offerings to God. As sun reached directly  over  us  , we started to experience his real power. The heat was just dehydrating our bodies and at  one point, we became desperate to have some water to quench our thirst. After 2.00 pm , the climate has dramatically  changed to pleasant cool weather as though to  welcome us when we reached the ghat roads of srisailam. It took one more hour drive to reach the waterfalls by 3.00 pm.

The waterfalls was about 100 feet high , not too tall when compared to what i have seen earlier. The flow of water was not that intense as it was unseasonal. The good thing is that this has better platform to have fun under it. We spend about 90 minutes having fun and exploring the peaceful surroundings.

 

Mallelatheertham waterfalls

A small trek will bring u closer to waterfalls

Srinivas having fun with water

As always serious

By the time we started back to Hyderabad at around 4.30 pm, there was a slight shower of rain which left with a cool breeze of air. The return journey was great as cool breeze of air was flowing through your face, the smell of mud after it rained was very pleasant, the beautiful sceneries around us was just a feast to our eyes and travelling while listening to your favorite songs was just awesome combination.

By the time we reached our home it was 9.30 pm and it was great experience altogether. We never travelled on bike for about 360 kms ( Up and down) along with 10 hours of journey time in a single day as well as never had back pain which will hopefully subside eventually.

I hope this is just the beginning of many more to come in the future …………