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At
the holy confluence of Cauvery and Arkavati, there lies Sangama a
little quiet town famous for an ancient Saiva temple called
Sangameswara Devalaya. Its antiquity is its plus point. It is near
Mekedatu, an ideal picnic spot attracting huge crowds at weekends
and holidays. At Mekedathu the natural rocks on both of the river
Cauvery are so closely formed that a goat can leap from one to
another gracefully and easily without any fear of slipping into
Cauvery. The entire environs with their exquisite colorful scenes
lull the visitors filling their ears with the gurgling sounds of
river flowing silently in tune with the , salubrious breeze flowing
from the nearby hills as it were. On account the sumptuous feast the
bounteous Nature serves, the Nature lovers, tourists throng this
place. Among such joyous people, theists, whose souls hanker for
spiritual solace, Sangameswar Devalaya offers a great devotional
banquet. Being an old temple, it houses all the worshipful Saivate
deities installed in befitting niches. Even fun loving youth and
west-faced youth too visit and worship this Lord Siva- And He is
conferring boons according to the merit of their involvement in the
ritualistic worship.
It
is 98 km off Bangalore on the Kanakapura road, accessible by four
wheelers.
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