Rani Jhari Viewpoint

viewpoint · Mudigere

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A cliff edge above Durgadahalli, near Sunkasale and next door to Ballalarayana Durga, where the Western Ghats fall away in one sheer drop to the Dakshina Kannada plain. It is a walk of about 1.5 km from the Kalabhairaveshwara temple at Durgadahalli — half an hour, no scrambling. Local legend gives it its name: Rani Padmini is said to have leapt from here rather than be taken by Tipu Sultan. Gatikallu viewpoint is a few minutes further along the same edge.