Jog Falls

Jog is really four falls in one – Raja Rani Rocket and Roarer – which carefully coordinate to produce an aesthetic delight. Raja is the grandest, tumbling from atop the priceipice. Half-way down is Roarer, which makes up for its comparative lack of hight with an even grater sound than Raja, as if heralding his Majesty’s presence. Almost adjacent are rocket and Rani the former so named because he streams down like a rocket plummeting to the earth, an d Rani for hear grace Between July and October, Jog is a study in form and spry, sparking during the day and almost golden at night when it is lit up by sulphur vapour lamps. No wonder Karnataka’s grate poet Nissar Ahmed described Jog as a leitmotif of the rich cultural and historical heritage of the state in his evergreen song Jogada Siri. Kannada film makers and actor including matinee idol Dr Rajkumar have picturised numerous romantic interludes against the backup of the falls,

prancing about in the hamlet of Kargal close by, or at the bottom where a pool swirls and disappears into the rocks in the river onward journey to the Arabian Sea. When it rains, one can also witness the majesty of the Dabe Falls in the Bhimeshwari Valley, about 30 km from Jog Falls. You need to drive down to Hodagadde about 25 km away, trek down about 5 km and then start the steep descent to the falls. The Lushington Falls are 35 km from Jog Falls. Drive down to Bilgi 10 km from Siddapur, and starts the 3 km trek down river before the final descent to the falls. Get to Jog on the state roads from Honnemaradu via Hiremane Cross and Choorikatte.